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USGS 01582500 GUNPOWDER FALLS AT GLENCOE, MD

 

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STATION.--01582500  GUNPOWDER FALLS AT GLENCOE, MD
LOCATION.--Lat 39°32'58.9", long 76°38'10.0", Baltimore County, Hydrologic Unit 02060003, on right
   downstream wingwall of bridge on Glencoe Road at intersection of  Upper Glencoe Road and Lower Glencoe Road 
   in Glencoe, and 0.7 mi upstream from Piney Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--160 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1977 to June 1980, December 1982 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 250 ft above National Geodetic 
   Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Prettyboy Reservoir, 12 mi upstream, beginning Apr. 10, 1933, for water
   supply of Baltimore City  (usable capacity, 20,000,000,000 gal; dead storage, 1,080,000,000 gal).
   U.S. Geological Survey gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 6,110 ft3/s, Sep. 6, 1979,
   gage height, 15.30 ft; minimum discharge, 30 ft3/s, Sep. 3, 1999.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Baltimore City Department of
   Public Works, and the U.S. Geological Survey.

 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 184   11-19-2004  13:15
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 23 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
184  52 149 268 69.6 129 210

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: 1.62   11-19-2004  13:15
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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