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Casselman River at Markleton: 03079000

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STATION.--03079000CASSELMAN RIVER AT MARKLETON, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 39`51'35", long 79`13'40",Somerset County, Hydrologic Unit 05020006,on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge atMarkleton, 2 mi southwest of Casselman, and7 mi downstream from Coxes Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--382 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August toSeptember 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements only),October 1920 to current year. Monthly discharge only forsome periods, published in WSP 1305. October 1913 toSeptember 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements only)in reports of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum ofgage is 1,655.29 ft above sea level. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940,nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
REMARKS.--Slight diversion above station toCity of Frostburg, MD, in the Potomac River Basin.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operationof this station is provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,and the U.S. Geological Survey.
LOCATION
Latitude 39°51'35", Longitude 79°13'40" NAD27,
Somerset County, Pennsylvania , Hydrologic Unit 05020006
DRAINAGE AREA
382.00 square miles
GAGE
Datum of gage is 1,655.29 feet above sea level NGVD29.
SITE TYPE:
Stream / River
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data TypeBegin DateEnd DateCount
Real-timeThis is a real-time site
Peak streamflow1915-01-072004-09-1890
Daily streamflow1920-10-012003-09-3030315
Water Quality Samples1965-09-271999-09-09509

 

 

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