Water-Data Report 2013

03085500 CHARTIERS CREEK AT CARNEGIE, PA

Upper Ohio-Beaver Basin
Upper Ohio Subbasin
LOCATION.--Lat 402402, long 800548 referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Allegheny County, PA, Hydrologic Unit 05030101, on left bank,
100 ft downstream from Hammond Street bridge, 0.3 mi downstream from Robinson Run, 0.8 mi upstream from Campbells Run, and 8.9 mi upstream
from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--257 mi.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1919 to September 1933, October 1940 to current year. Published as "at Crafton" October 1971 to September 1975.
Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in
reports of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete weir control. Datum of gage is 755.45 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (from benchmark).
Prior to Dec. 15, 1931, non-recording gage at site 0.5 mi downstream at different datum. Jan. 8, 1932 to Sept. 30, 1933, non-recording gage at site
1.0 mi downstream at different datum. Nov. 20, 1940 to Aug. 18, 1967, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1,
1971 to Sept. 30, 1975, non-recording gage at site 4.6 mi downstream, at datum 29.46 ft lower. Satellite 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 U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Geological Survey through the
Cooperative Water Program.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by mine drainage, reservoirs, and
industrial usage upstream from station. Several measurements of water temperature were made during the year.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Sep 2, 1912 reached a discharge of 20,000 ft/s, from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 2,500 ft/s and (or) maximum (*):
Date

Time

Discharge
(ft/s)

Gage height
(ft)

Oct 30
Jan 31
Jul 9
Jul 10

0545
0345
1030
1100

3,450
4,130
2,780
*9,400

5.31
6.15
4.47
*11.80

Minimum discharge, 59 ft/s, on several days, gage height, 1.07 ft.

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Suggested citation: U.S. Geological Survey, 2014, Water-resources data for the United States, Water
Year 2013: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report WDR-US-2013, site 03085500, accessed at
http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2013/pdfs/03085500.2013.pdf

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03085500 CHARTIERS CREEK AT CARNEGIE, PAContinued
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2012 TO SEPTEMBER 2013
DAILY MEAN VALUES
[e, estimated]
Day

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

1
2
3
4
5

132
134
137
89
78

762
474
322
252
213

71
73
88
93
204

306
297
265
271
250

989
624
535
461
426

686
550
471
434
376

369
328
301
277
276

235
218
199
187
175

110
102
99
92
87

690
523
347
272
242

184
173
185
185
142

71
84
82
68
68

6
7
8
9
10

94
80
74
73
69

180
168
153
138
130

116
283
1,190
482
921

252
256
249
271
379

386
346
375
373
336

433
456
421
373
356

259
249
240
228
253

171
176
249
193
215

276
421
169
121
163

220
200
198
1,940
4,920

130
142
340
193
162

67
64
64
71
65

11
12
13
14
15

68
65
61
59
59

122
129
181
127
110

1,440
590
392
313
276

504
811
629
560
438

456
533
420
401
379

343
436
357
330
307

322
406
306
250
236

449
285
198
169
166

195
132
791
430
231

2,090
823
595
464
386

132
246
157
122
108

68
109
141
90
68

16
17
18
19
20

74
65
68
93
75

107
100
95
96
96

256
455
1,430
618
667

620
643
483
413
377

356
334
291
359
340

310
288
430
610
435

323
868
414
379
338

256
202
153
138
133

216
189
218
412
186

340
314
293
264
279

99
90
86
285
134

100
82
68
69
67

21
22
23
24
25

66
64
62
61
59

91
88
83
80
75

1,350
676
491
420
397

337
286
270
e228
e223

292
277
276
265
247

374
341
314
299
400

277
260
252
310
312

120
126
342
355
183

136
126
116
106
99

267
290
279
557
294

100
99
167
179
104

263
308
107
86
83

26
27
28
29
30
31

59
59
95
475
2,870
1,380

71
69
71
68
73
---

376
385
329
333
318
295

e236
e217
592
885
1,100
2,970

468
1,480
886
-------

574
653
527
444
397
379

251
233
261
293
281
---

146
131
150
148
120
110

1,630
808
721
959
686
---

224
298
407
239
198
185

87
83
220
127
95
83

79
75
73
73
73
---

Total
Mean
Max
Min
Cfsm
In.

6,897
4,724
15,328
15,618
12,911
13,104
9,352
6,098
10,027
18,638
4,639
2,786
222
157
494
504
461
423
312
197
334
601
150
92.9
2,870
762
1,440
2,970
1,480
686
868
449
1,630
4,920
340
308
59
68
71
217
247
288
228
110
87
185
83
64
0.87
0.61
1.92
1.96
1.79
1.64
1.21
0.77
1.30
2.34
0.58
0.36
1.00
0.68
2.22
2.26
1.87
1.90
1.35
0.88
1.45
2.70
0.67
0.40
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

Mean
Max
(WY)
Min
(WY)

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

121
393
(1980)
31.3
(1933)

197
1,400
(1986)
35.5
(1931)

294
1,003
(1951)
36.5
(1931)

375
1,368
(2005)
37.8
(1931)

456
1,255
(1926)
80.9
(1964)

584
1,361
(1945)
101
(1969)

465
1,020
(2011)
154
(1925)

351
887
(1924)
92.7
(1926)

242
694
(1980)
46.5
(1926)

181
951
(1928)
30.0
(1926)

143
960
(1980)
28.4
(1930)

140
1,402
(2004)
24.1
(1927)

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03085500 CHARTIERS CREEK AT CARNEGIE, PAContinued
SUMMARY STATISTICS
Calendar Year 2012
106,085
290

Annual total
Annual mean
Highest annual mean
Lowest annual mean
Highest daily mean
Lowest daily mean
Annual seven-day minimum
Maximum peak flow

2,870
59
61

Water Year 2013

120,122
329

Oct 30
Oct 14 a
Jun 23

4,920
59
61
9,400

For Period of Daily Record

295
562
2004
132
1954
15,900
Sep 18, 2004
16
Aug 9, 1926
19
Sep 26, 1927
b27,400Sep 17, 2004

Jul 10
Oct 14 a
Oct 21
Jul 10

Maximum peak stage

11.80
Jul 10
25.05 Sep 17, 2004
Instantaneous low flow
59
Oct 13 c
16
Aug 9, 1926d,e
Annual runoff (cfsm)
1.13
1.28
1.15
Annual runoff (inches)
15.36
17.39
15.59
10 percent exceeds
617
613
622
50 percent exceeds
185
250
169
90 percent exceeds
68
73
57
a Also Oct 15, 25-27.
b From rating curve extended above 13,100 ft/s on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow at gage height 25.05 ft.
c Also Oct 14-16, 18, 23-28.
d Minimum observed.
e Also during days in Sep 1932.

10,000

MEAN DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND

5,000

2,000
1,000
500

200
100
50

20
10

N
2012

M
2013