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USGS 01493500 MORGAN CREEK NEAR KENNEDYVILLE, MD

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
 

This site is affected by storm tides which increase stream water levels at the gage. Stage values reported are believed to be reasonably accurate, but the higher stage readings may produce estimates of discharge that are higher than actual.

STATION.--01493500 MORGAN CREEK NEAR KENNEDYVILLE, MD.
LOCATION.--Lat 39°16'48.1", long 76°00'52.4", Kent County, Hydrologic Unit 02060002, 
   on right bank 200 ft upstream from highway
DRAINAGE AREA.--12.7 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1951 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1552: 1952, 1953(P), 1954(M), 1955, 1956-57(M). WDR MD-DE-76-1: Drainage area. 
   WDR MD-DE- 79-1: 1961(M). WDR MD-DE-80-1: 1976(P).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1.76 ft above National Geodetic
   Vertical Datum of 1929.
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey gage-height telemeter at location. Water-quality data for some
   prior years have been collected at this location.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 11,200 ft3/s, Sep. 16, 1999,
   gage height, 15.03 ft; minimum discharge, 0.60 ft3/s, Aug. 28, 29, 1966.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Maryland State Highway
   Administration, and the U.S. Geological Survey.

 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 8.6   11-19-2004  07:15
Graph of  Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 52 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
8.6  3.0 6.98 19 4.96 6.00 8.50

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


Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 1.40   11-19-2004  07:15
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02

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