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Ohio River at (Emsworth L/d Tail)

A gauge on the Ohio River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Its stage was 16.56 ft as of Oct 15, 6:00 AM EDT.

Gauge EMSP1Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaEvery gauge in Pennsylvania

Stage now
16.56 ftreported Oct 15, 6:00 AM EDT
24 hour change
Fell 0.15 ftsince Oct 14, 6:00 AM
Elevation
696 ftabove sea level
County
Allegheny County
Position
40.5044° N, 80.0889° W
Record since
2010

Water level

Ohio River at (Emsworth L/d Tail)

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 7 days at Ohio River at (Emsworth L/d Tail): the water from 16.30 to 17.06 feet of stage, the latest 16.56 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 17.06 FT, OCT 13, 6:00 AM · LOW 16.30 FT, OCT 9, 6:00 AM16.216.416.616.817.017.2Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 1616.56
Latest
16.56 ftOct 15, 6:00 AM
Highest
17.06 ftOct 13, 6:00 AM
Lowest
16.30 ftOct 9, 6:00 AM
Range
0.76 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.26 ftsince Oct 9, 6:00 AM
Readings
6
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Oct 15, 6:00 AM16.56
Oct 14, 6:00 AM16.71
Oct 13, 6:00 AM17.06
Oct 12, 6:00 AM16.40
Oct 10, 6:00 AM16.60
Oct 9, 6:00 AM16.30
Water level, 30 days at Ohio River at (Emsworth L/d Tail): the water from 14.00 to 17.10 feet of stage, the latest 16.56 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 17.10 FT, SEP 25, 6:00 AM · LOW 14.00 FT, OCT 7, 6:00 AM1415161718Sep 16Sep 21Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 1116.56
Latest
16.56 ftOct 15, 6:00 AM
Highest
17.10 ftSep 25, 6:00 AM
Lowest
14.00 ftOct 7, 6:00 AM
Range
3.10 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.16 ftsince Sep 16, 6:00 AM
Readings
27
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Oct 1516.5616.5616.5616.561
Oct 1416.7116.7116.7116.711
Oct 1317.0617.0617.0617.061
Oct 1216.4016.4016.4016.401
Oct 1016.6016.6016.6016.601
Oct 916.3016.3016.3016.301
Oct 814.2014.2014.2014.201
Oct 714.0014.0014.0014.001
Oct 614.4014.4014.4014.401
Oct 516.7016.7016.7016.701
Oct 416.8616.8616.8616.861
Oct 316.6316.6316.6316.631
Oct 216.4116.4116.4116.411
Oct 116.3016.3016.3016.301
Sep 3016.6016.6016.6016.601
Sep 2916.3016.3016.3016.301
Sep 2816.0016.0016.0016.001
Sep 2716.1016.1016.1016.101
Sep 2616.5016.5016.5016.501
Sep 2517.1017.1017.1017.101
Sep 2316.6016.6016.6016.601
Sep 2116.6016.6016.6016.601
Sep 2016.2016.2016.2016.201
Sep 1916.5016.5016.5016.501
Sep 1816.5016.5016.5016.501
Sep 1716.5016.5016.5016.501
Sep 1616.7216.7216.7216.721

How it reports

Schedule
every 15 minon the hour's :00, :15, :30 and :45
Reports received, 24 hours
94 of 9697.9% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
665 of 67298.9% of its schedule
Longest silence, 7 days
45 minfrom Oct 15, 1:00 PM
Latest report
Oct 16, 2:15 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
13 min9 in 10 within 18 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every 15 min, 96 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same 15 min count as one received.

Ranking Statistics

247 score98.3of 100

Pennsylvania median
94.3the median score of 1,383 stations
Scoring higher
272stations in Pennsylvania
Sharing its score
13ranks 273 to 285
Points deducted
1.70.7 forecast check, 0.6 arrival, 0.5 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Pennsylvania median 100.0, 100.0, 92.9
Next above
BETP1rank 284; ahead on reports received 98.8% against 98.6%
Next below
RASP1rank 286; behind on 247 score 98.3 against 98.2

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3598.734.5 of 35 pointsPennsylvania median 95.8663 of 672 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1094.29.4 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 94.8half its reports arrived within 13 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsPennsylvania median 100.0longest silence 45 min, on a schedule of one report every 15 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.3 of 10 points, at the medianPennsylvania median 92.9-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (45 min), none for 72 (18 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F

Near Ohio River at (Emsworth L/d Tail)

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.