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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03052450 BUCKHANNON RIVER AT BUCKHANNON, WV
LOCATION - Lat 39°00'19", long 80°12'34" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Upshur County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05020001, on left downstream side highway bridge, 0.5 mi northeast of Buckhannon, 1.9 mi downstream from Fink Run, 1.8 mi upstream from Turkey Run, and at mile 22.1.
DRAINAGE AREA - 217 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1999 to September 2000 (annual maximum gage height), October 2000 to September 2002 (annual maxima), October 2002 to September 2008 (annual maximum gage height), October 2008 to September 2012 (annual maximum and minimum gage height), October 2012 to September 2022 (daily mean gage height). October 2022 to present (daily discharge and annual maxima).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 1,384.25 ft above NAVD 88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 26.22 ft, Feb. 19, 2000.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2014 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Electronic data logger with 15-minute record interval. Weighing rain gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 2.87 in., Sept. 01, 2021; minimum precipitation, 0.00 in., on many days.
