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STATION.--03034000 MAHONING CREEK AT PUNXSUTAWNEY,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`56'21", long
79`00'31", Jefferson County, Hydrologic Unit 05010006, on
right bank 75 ft downstream from Williams Run, 1.9 mi downstream from
Sawmill Run, and 2 mi west of Punxsutawney.
DRAINAGE AREA.--158 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1938 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,205.5
ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Oct. 1, 1946,
at site 2.9 mi upstream at datum 13.30 ft higher. Prior to November 2,
2023, the datum of gage was reported as 1206.14 ft above National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station
is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District,
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S.
Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Diurnal fluctuations at low flow by mine
pumpage into stream above station.