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STATION.--01544800 KETTLE CREEK LAKE
LOCATION.--Lat 41`21`37", long
77`55'27", Clinton County, Hydrologic Unit 02050203, at
control tower of dam on Kettle Creek, 1.1 mi downstream from Sugar Camp
Run, and 8.5 mi upstream from mouth and Westport.
DRAINAGE AREA.--226 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1962 to current
year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and heated tipping bucket
precipitation gage. Datum of gage is U.S. Army Corps of Engineers local
project datum. Prior to water year 2007, the datum was incorrectly
reported as NGVD 1929. Satellite and landline telemetry at
station.
REMARKS.--Reservoir formed by an earthfill embankment,
rock faced, with ungated concrete spillway at elevation 937.00 ft.
Storage began Feb. 7, 1962; water in reservoir first reached
conservation pool elevation in March 1962. Total capacity at elevation
937.00 ft is 75,000 acre-ft. No dead storage. Ordinary minimum
(conservation) pool elevation is 840.00 ft, capacity, 1,590 acre-ft.
Reservoir is used for flood control and recreation. Storage is
regulated by three gates and low-flow bypass system.
REMARKS.--
The 15-minute precipitation data for this station are
temporary and will only be displayed for 120 days. Time series
of 1-hour or cumulative daily values will NOT be available for
retrieval following the 120-day display period. Although the
instrumentation is calibrated at least once a year, the temporary
classification means that documented routine inspections and other
quality assurance measures are not performed that would make the
data acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use in general
scientific or interpretive studies. |
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
District.