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USGS 01589440 JONES FALLS AT SORRENTO, MD

 

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STATION.--01589440  JONES FALLS AT SORRENTO, MD
LOCATION.--Lat 39°23'30.2", long 76°39'39.4", Baltimore County, Hydrologic Unit 02060003, on right
   bank 0.3 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway 25 (Falls Road), 0.4 mi downstream Slaughterhouse Branch and 
   Sorrento, and 12.5 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--25.2 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Annual maximum, water years 1958-66. April 1966 to September 1988, October 1996 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 240 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, 
   from topographic map. January 1958 to April 1966, non-recording gage at site 450 ft upstream at same 
   gage datum. 
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey satellite collection platform at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 13,800 ft3/s, Jun. 22, 1972,
   gage height, 18.11 ft; minimum discharge, 1.3 ft3/s, Aug. 14, 15, 2002.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Baltimore County Department of
   Environmental Protection & Resource Management (DEPRM), and the U.S. Geological Survey. 

 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 12   11-19-2004  20:30
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 29 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
12  7.6 21.6 69 10.0 18.0 33.0

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: 3.36   11-19-2004  20:30
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02

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