USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03062445 MONONGAHELA RIVER AT MORGANTOWN LOCK & DAM (UPPER), WV
LOCATION - Lat 39°37'11", long 79°58'11" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Monongalia County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 05020003, at Morgantown, and at mile 102.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,579 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2010 to September 2012 (annual maximum and minimum gage height), October 2012 to current year (daily mean gage height).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 804.51 ft above NAVD 88. Superseded datum; 805.00 ft above NGVD 29.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 11.92 ft, June 25, 2017; minimum, 8.26 ft, Jan. 7, 2021.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2015 to October 2020 (water temperature: daily maximum, daily minimum, daily mean), October 2020 to current year (water temperature: daily maximum, daily minimum, daily median).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 30.8°C, Aug. 28, 2016; minimum recorded, 0.2°C, several days in 2016.