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STATION.--01594526 WESTERN BRANCH AT UPPER MARLBORO, MD
LOCATION.--Lat 38°48'51.2", long 76°44'55.4", Prince Georges County, Hydrologic Unit 02060006,
on left bank 1000 ft upstream from bridge on Water Street, 0.2 mi south of Upper Marlboro, and
4.7 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--89.7 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1985 to April 1989, April 1992 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 10,400 ft3/s, Sep. 16, 1999,
gage height, 15.39 ft; minimum discharge, 0.32 ft3/s, Sept. 21, 2002.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Maryland Department of
Natural Resources, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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