STATION.--03049640 ALLEGHENY RIVER AT LOCK AND DAM NO. 3 AT ACMETONIA, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`32'10", long 79`48'54", Westmoreland County, Hydrologic Unit 05010009, on left bank 15 ft upstream from upper gate on river wall, at river mile 14.5.
DRAINAGE AREA.--11,592 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- GAGE HEIGHT: October 2015 to current year. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2004 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2004 to current year. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 2004 to current year.
GAGE.--Datum of gage is 725.8 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District.
REMARKS.--Automated sampler interfaced with a data collection platform with 60-minute recording interval.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-15 ft; Flood stage-17 ft; Moderate flood stage-20 ft; Major flood stage-23 ft.