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STATION.--01519995 COWANESQUE LAKE
LOCATION.--Lat 41`59'05", long 77`09'05`,
Tioga County, Hydrologic Unit 02050104, at Cowanesque Dam on Cowanesque
River, 1.8 mi southwest of Lawrenceville, and 2.5 mi upstream from
mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--298 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--December 1979 to current
year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and weighing bucket
precipitation gage. Datum of gage is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers local
project datum. Prior to water year 2007, the datum was incorrectly
reported as NGVD 1929.
REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by rolled earth and
rockfill dam with concrete chute spillway with uncontrolled weir at
elevation 1,117.0 ft. Storage began in December 1979. Capacity at
elevation 1,117.0 ft is 89,110 acre-ft. Recreation lake elevation is
1,080.0 ft since May 1990, capacity 32,600 acre-ft. Reservoir is used
for flood control, recreation, and water supply. Flow is regulated by
two service gates and low-flow by-pass system. Satellite and landline
telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
District.
REMARKS.--
The 15-minute air temperature and precipitation data for
this station are temporary and will only be displayed for 120
days. Time series of 1-hour or cumulative daily values will NOT be
available for retrieval following the 120-day display period.
Although the instrumentation is calibrated at least once a year,
the temporary classification means that documented routine
inspections and other quality assurance measures are not performed
that would make the data acceptable for archival, retrieval, or
future use in general scientific or interpretive studies. |