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USGS 0148471320 BIRCH BRANCH AT SHOWELL, MD

 

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STATION.--0148471320 BIRCH BRANCH AT SHOWELL, MD
LOCATION.--Lat 38°24'33.6", long 75°12'44.6", Worchester County, Hydrologic Unit 02060010,
   on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 113, 0.75 mi north of Showell, and 1.1 mi
   upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--6.38 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--December 1999 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10 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, 563 ft3/s, Mar. 22, 2000,
   gage height, 9.38 ft; minimum discharge,  0.14 ft3/s, Aug. 19-28, 2002.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the U.S. National Park Service,
   and the U.S. Geological Survey.

 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 4.10   11-19-2004  11:15
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 01

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 7.6   11-19-2004  11:15
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 02
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 3 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
7.6  0.30 9.17 26 1.20

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.
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