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

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03049500 ALLEGHENY RIVER AT NATRONA, PA
LOCATION - Lat 40°36'55", long 79°43'07" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Allegheny County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 05010009, on right bank 520 ft upstream from dam at lock 4 at Natrona, 5.8 mi downstream from Kiskiminetas River, at river mile 24.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 11,410 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1435: 1939.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1938 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 735.8 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.  Apr 15, 1940 to Oct 22, 1990, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 0.75 ft higher. Prior to Apr 14, 1940, non-recording gage. Prior to February 15, 2024, the datum of gage was reported as 736.36 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 - Sharp rises and drops in discharge during periods of low flow are caused by hydroelectric power production upstream. Flow regulated since 1924 by Piney Reservoir, since May 1940 by Crooked Creek Lake, since December 1940 by Tionesta Lake (station 03019500), since June 1941 by Mahoning Creek Lake (station 03035500), since June 1942 by Loyalhanna Lake (station 03046500), since November 1949 by Chautauqua Lake, since November 1951 by Conemaugh River Lake, since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Lake (station 03027000), since October 1965 by Allegheny Reservoir (station 03012520), since July 1970 by Union City Reservoir (station 03021518), since January 1974 by Woodcock Creek Lake (station 03022550). Record is considered good except for estimated daily discharge which is poor. 
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Mar 18, 1936 reached a stage of 32.06 ft, discharge, 365,000 ft³/s, determined by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.