Aughwick Creek near Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County PA (SLYP1)
Gage Location: Huntingdon County, PennsylvaniaSite Location: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 40.282Longitude: -77.891Elevation: 565 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 301 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 10 ft. Moderate Stage: 12 ft.Major Stage: 20 ft.
First Flood: 1990-10-24Last Flood: 2012-10-30 Crest: 11.81 ft.Datum change: 1990-01-30Number of Floods: 31

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Height Above Flood Stage for Entire Period of Record
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
10 ft to 11 ft1032.310 ft or above 31100.0
11 ft to 12 ft412.911 ft or above 2167.7
12 ft to 13 ft929.012 ft or above 1754.8
13 ft to 14 ft26.513 ft or above 825.8
14 ft to 15 ft26.514 ft or above 619.4
15 ft to 16 ft26.515 ft or above 412.9
16 ft to 17 ft00.016 ft or above 26.5
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 26.5
18 ft to 19 ft13.218 ft or above 26.5
19 ft to 20 ft13.219 ft or above 13.2
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
10 ft to 11 ft1032.310 ft or above 31100.0
11 ft to 12 ft412.911 ft or above 2167.7
12 ft to 13 ft929.012 ft or above 1754.8
13 ft to 14 ft26.513 ft or above 825.8
14 ft to 15 ft26.514 ft or above 619.4
15 ft to 16 ft26.515 ft or above 412.9
16 ft to 17 ft00.016 ft or above 26.5
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 26.5
18 ft to 19 ft13.218 ft or above 26.5
19 ft to 20 ft13.219 ft or above 13.2





Codes and description

C1|Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in frequency calculations. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.
C2|Crest information looks reliable despite potential problems. This data was used in frequency calculations.
C3|Crest height estimated by the USGS.
C4|Crest height is from the National Weather Service.
C5|Crest height affected by backwater.
C6|Crest occurred at a previous flood stage that is lower than the current flood stage. The crests below the new flood stage are not used in flood frequency calculations.
C7|Crest from USGS yearly peak and/or date is different than the crest we provide. In many cases MARFC uses crest based on backwater or ice effects.
C8|Crest month or day of occurrence has been estimated by The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center usually based on nearby gage information.
C9|Crest date (day) in the month is unknown.
F1|Flow is an estimate.
F2|Flow affected by regulation or diversion and in some cases to an unknown degree.
F3|Flow effected by snow-melt, ice jam or debris jam break up.
F4|Flow affected by dam failure.
F5|Flow - All or part of the record affected by urbanization, mining, agricultural changes, channelization or other factors.
G1|Gage height at a different site and/or datum.
G2|Gage is not an official USGS gage with crests provided by the NWS. Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in flood frequency calculations.
G3|Gage datum changed during this year.
none,No code; Good Data

Updated: 08:09 AM Feb 08, 2013