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

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

03075500 YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER NEAR OAKLAND, MD

LOCATION - Lat 39°25'17.7", long 79°25'25.1" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Garrett County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 05020006, on left bank 200 ft downstream from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge, 250 ft downstream from Little Youghiogheny River, 1.2 mi northwest of Oakland, and 1.5 mi upstream from Dunkard Lick Run.

DRAINAGE AREA - 134 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY -

WSP 1113: 1947(M).

Measurement 219 was revised on November 5, 2019 due to an error with the gage height.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1941 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,353.14 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Aug. 1, 1946, nonrecording gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at datum 0.47 ft higher.

REMARKS -

Water Years 2017-2023: Records good, except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.

Water Years 2014-2016: Records good, except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

Water Year 2013 and prior years’ accuracy statements can be found in Annual Water Data Reports.

Town of Oakland diverted an average of 0.4 ft³/s for water supply. The diversion is returned upstream from station as sewage. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite data-collection platform at station.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 15.3 ft, from floodmarks.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2022 to current year

INSTRUMENTATION - Weighing cell precipitation gage.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

Maximum daily precipitation, 1.79 in., November 11, 2022.

REMARKS - Gaps in record indicate missing or erroneous data. Records estimated as zero are based on confirmation with nearby U.S. Geological Survey and National Weather Service sites that zero-precipitation occurred on those days. Gage is operated in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District. USACE satellite data-collection platform at station.