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STATION.--03081500 YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER AT OHIOPYLE,
PA
LOCATION.--Lat 39`52'15", long
79`29'35", Fayette County, Hydrologic Unit 05020006, on left
bank 900 ft downstream from Route 381 highway bridge at Ohiopyle and
1,100 ft upstream from mouth of Meadow Run.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,062 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 3, 2002 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and Pluvio precipitation
gage. Datum of gage is 1,164.67 ft above sea level. Satellite telemetry
at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this
station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh
District.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-10 ft; Flood stage-20
ft; Moderate flood stage-22 ft; Major flood stage-25 ft.