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USGS 01651800 WATTS BRANCH AT WASHINGTON, DC

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION
 
 
  

STATION.--01651800  WATTS BRANCH AT WASHINGTON, D.C.
LOCATION.--Lat 38°54'04.0", long 76°56'31.9", District of Columbia, Hydrologic Unit 02070010,
   on right bank 5 ft downstream from footbridge, 200 ft upstream from Minnesota Ave., and 1.0 mi upstream
   from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 3.28 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1992 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and cobblestone control Datum of gage is 16.52 ft above 
   National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,510 ft3/s, Sep. 26, 1994,
   gage height, 7.36 ft; maximum gage height, 8.50 ft, backwater from debris; minimum discharge, 0.24 ft3/s,
   Sep. 6-9, 11-13, 18-21, 2002.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the District of Columbia Department
   of Health, and the U.S. Geological Survey.

 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 1.18   11-19-2004  13:45
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 01

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 2.7   11-19-2004  13:45
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 11 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
2.7  0.89 1.60 2.9 1.00 1.20 2.36

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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