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USGS Daily Statistics for Pennsylvania

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[!] Over the next year, the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center will be updating the geodetic vertical elevation (gage datum) for many locations. Click HERE for additional information including a current list of streamgages with upcoming datum changes. This update in gage datum does not affect the location of the streamgage, nor the observed local gage height or discharge recorded at the streamgage.


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USGS 03049000 Buffalo Creek near Freeport, PA


Butler County, Pennsylvania
Hydrologic Unit Code 05010009
Latitude  40°42'59.2", Longitude  79°41'59.7" NAD83
Drainage area 137  square miles
Gage datum 792.00 feet above NGVD29
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1940-10-01 -> 2019-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 298 264 332 349 236 142 144 72 68 57 105 227
2 303 286 364 374 234 139 130 55 58 61 100 201
3 299 278 333 406 224 134 100 99 65 58 107 214
4 320 278 405 454 208 139 76 77 66 85 112 236
5 320 279 477 441 202 129 81 77 59 75 117 219
6 336 264 452 369 195 143 71 69 47 62 124 211
7 263 296 411 342 201 147 68 82 57 62 95 228
8 255 244 400 311 241 135 81 72 72 56 110 240
9 228 224 437 334 220 144 92 82 130 62 98 235
10 224 247 447 356 224 135 117 72 117 59 109 226
11 217 266 407 324 231 102 121 69 62 51 117 269
12 281 256 443 344 287 121 131 124 49 57 120 283
13 261 258 435 350 269 154 106 86 60 50 113 268
14 247 333 471 340 229 165 81 69 82 55 109 257
15 263 306 468 353 223 181 74 73 60 106 123 245
16 231 352 404 344 247 142 84 61 47 138 171 242
17 207 312 418 333 238 163 70 57 122 81 176 242
18 228 313 368 268 261 148 67 53 168 91 166 286
19 289 331 358 251 232 162 63 45 81 82 171 245
20 253 334 422 266 205 135 71 57 62 89 157 218
21 247 356 456 243 188 134 66 95 55 91 134 255
22 246 411 465 230 214 130 65 61 68 73 127 246
23 253 419 395 231 215 212 82 48 65 62 140 223
24 292 439 405 244 219 181 78 44 65 71 139 228
25 291 445 355 262 224 171 81 39 58 71 138 235
26 305 363 347 290 216 137 65 41 57 66 174 244
27 340 340 336 270 175 119 69 44 59 69 203 241
28 290 326 314 279 175 130 71 84 78 88 236 286
29 283 306 376 278 166 100 78 83 82 102 214 275
30 291   368 248 137 97 66 78 65 119 188 340
31 286   369   172   84 70   96   302