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Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, PA

Somerset County, Pennsylvania · USGS 03077500

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Youghiogheny River at its USGS monitoring location in Somerset County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Above historical median · Steady

Flow vs typicalVery high

Streamflow is currently 1,640 ft³/s, 165% above the historical median for this date. Flow has been relatively steady over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 620 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage thresholds are not available for this gauge.
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 26 · dates shown in UTC · 30 observations

Look at the data (30 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM598 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM524 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM521 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM523 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM523 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM520 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM523 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM587 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM701 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM705 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM705 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM572 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM496 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM496 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM589 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM716 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM613 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM509 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM517 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM518 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM529 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM613 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM703 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM708 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM706 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM706 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM713 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM1,260 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM1,640 CFS
Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM1,640 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Somerset County
Drainage area: 436 mi²
Current measurements: 3
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, PAUSGS 03077500
STREAMFLOW1,640 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT4.98 ft