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Water-Year Summary for Site 01559790

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Available Parameters
00065 Gage height(Max.,Mean,Min.)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01559790 RAYSTOWN BRANCH JUNIATA RIVER AT WOLFSBURG, PA
LOCATION - Lat 40°02'45", long 78°31'45" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Bedford County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 02050303, 150 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 30 at Wolfsburg, and 4.7 mi upstream from Dunning Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 132 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1989-90, 1996 to 2018, continuous-record annual-peak. October 2018 to current year, stage-only.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,072.89 ft above the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (from Pennsylvania Railroad benchmark). Satellite and landline telemetry at station.
COOPERATION - Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
REMARKS - Peak stage and discharge can be obtained by accessing Surface-water: Peak streamflow from the SUMMARY OF ALL AVAILABLE DATA. Bedford County Pumping Station withdraws water at the pool where the intakes are located; 3-4 cfs change in discharge has been recorded.  Recorded peak discharge for water year 2014 is rated good. Recorded peak discharge for water year 2015 is rated good. Recorded peak discharge for water year 2016 is rated good. Recorded peak discharge for water year 2017 is rated good.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge, 9,340 ft³/s, gage height, 16.97 ft, Jan 19, 1996.