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USGS 01578310 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT CONOWINGO, MD

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION
 
 
 

Above is a current image from the USGS Web camera at the
Conowingo Hydroelectric Plant. You can click on the above
image for more information about the camera. 

STATION.--01578310 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT CONOWINGO, MD
LOCATION.-- Lat 39°39'28.1", long 76°10'28.2", Harford County, Hydrologic Unit 02050306, at
   downstream side of Conowingo Dam, 1.0 mi southwest of Conowingo, and 9.9 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--27,100 mi2
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1967 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder.  Datum of gage is 5.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Conowingo reservoir beginning October 1928, usable capacity, 55,070,000,000 gal;
   dead storage, 45,290,000,000 gal. Records do not include a small infrequent diversion upstream from station to
   augment municipal supply of city of Baltimore. Records of diversion available from Baltimore Department
   of Public Works. U.S. Geological Survey gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,130,000 ft3/s, June 24, 1972,
   gage height, 36.83 ft; minimum discharge, 144 ft3/s, Mar. 2, 1969.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Maryland Department of Natural
   Resources, and the U.S Geological Survey. Access to gage site provided by Exelon Power Corporation.

 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 5,830   11-19-2004  13:45
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 02
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 36 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
5,830  828 38,350 165,000 13,660 34,500 57,420

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: 9.45   11-19-2004  13:45
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03
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