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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01541180 CURWENSVILLE LAKE AT CURWENSVILLE, PA
LOCATION - Lat 40°57'13", long 78°31'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Clearfield County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050201, at Curwensville Dam on West Branch Susquehanna River, 0.6 mi upstream from State Highway 453, 1.2 mi south of Curwensville, and 2.5 mi upstream from Anderson Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 365 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1965 to September 2016 (elevation and contents), October 2016 to current year (elevation).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. 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. Satellite and landline telemetry at station.
COOPERATION - Content tables provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
REMARKS - Reservoir formed by earthfill dam with excavated chute spillway and concrete control sill at elevation 1,228.00 ft. Storage began in November 1965. Capacity at elevation 1,228.00 ft is 119,620 acre-ft. Conservation pool elevation is 1,155.00 ft, capacity, 3,250 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control, recreation and study of water quality. Figures given herein represent total contents. Flow regulated by three gates and low-flow bypass system.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum contents, 87,650 acre-ft, Jun 25, 1972, elevation, 1,214.11 ft; minimum, 252 acre-ft, Nov 6, 1968, elevation, 1,136.70 ft.
