Funding for this site is provided by:
STATION.--03084698 TURTLE CREEK AT WILMERDING,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`23'39", long
79`48'22", Allegheny County, Hydrologic Unit 05020005, on top
of concrete wall, at Middle Avenue, at Wilmerding.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 2004 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 726.3 ft
above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Oct 1, 2008,
water stage recorder at present site at datum 5.0 ft higher. Prior to
January 8, 2024, the datum of gage was erroneously reported as 726.79
ft or 696.23 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 depending
on source. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh
District.
REMARKS.--Datum of gage is lowered by 5 feet in 2010
due to severe scour and fill conditions at this site. Several
measurements of water temperature were made during the year.
