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STATION.--03103500 SHENANGO RIVER AT SHARPSVILLE,
PA.
LOCATION.--Lat 41`15'58", long
80`28'22", Mercer County, Hydrologic Unit 05030102.
DRAINAGE AREA.--584 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--1938-1991, October 2004 to
September 2009 (discharge measurements only), October 2009 to current
year. Monthly discharges only for some periods published in WSP
1305.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is
860.74 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (from benchmark).
Prior to February 21, 2024, the datum of gage was erroneously reported
as 861.57 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite
telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by
the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Pittsburgh District.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Pymatuning Reservoir
(station 03100500) since 1938 and by Shenango River Lake 0.7 mi
upstream, since 1967.