USGS 01564895 Juniata River at Lewistown, PA

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Station gage imageSTATION.--01564895 JUNIATA RIVER AT LEWISTOWN, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`35'40", long 77`34'58", Mifflin County, Hydrologic Unit 02050304, on left bank 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 103, and 0.4 mi upstream from Kishacoquillas Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--2,519 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--1989 to March 2016, continuous-record annual peak only; April 2016 to current year, continuous-record station.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 443.83 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite and landline 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 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Daily discharge not available prior to April 2016. Flow regulated since Oct 1972 by Raystown Dan (01563100).
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by USGS: Maximum recordable gage height (stage sensor operational limit) - 51.0 ft; Data transmitter operational limit - 52.5 ft;
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-18 ft; Flood stage-23 ft, basements of a few homes in the lowest lying areas will flood; backwater on Kishacoquillas Creek will affect the athletic fields; Moderate flood stage-27 ft, several homes on West Elizabeth Street will flood; Rte 22 is also affected; Major flood stage-28 ft, considerable flood damage occurs to homes and businesses in and around Lewistown.
This station managed by the PAWSC New Cumberland Office.

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2016-04-01  2024-03-28
2016-02-25  2024-03-28







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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 2680 03-28-2024   13:30 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Mar 28 based on 7 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Mar 28
Min
(2018)
25th
percen-
tile
Mean Median 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(2020)
2680 3210 3390 5070 5240 6250 7810


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 5.08 03-28-2024   13:30 EDT
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