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STATION.--03063000 MONONGAHELA RIVER AT LOCK & DAM
8, AT POINT MARION, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 39`43'37", long
79`54'42", Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 05020003,
DRAINAGE AREA.--2,720 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 2005 to current
year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with reference staff gage.
Datum of gage is 768.61 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988
(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to February 16, 2024,
the datum of gage was reported as 769.00 ft above National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29) or erroneously reported as 782.5 ft
above NGVD29 depending on source. Satellite telemetry at site.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S.
Geological Survey.