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USGS 01653600 PISCATAWAY CREEK AT PISCATAWAY, MD

 

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STATION.--01653600 PISCATAWAY CREEK AT PISCATAWAY, MD
LOCATION.--Lat 38°42'20.8", long 76°57'58.3", Prince Georges County, Hydrologic Unit 02070010,
   on left back 75 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 223, at Piscataway, 0.4 mi upstream from
   Tinker Creek, and 4.8 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--39.5 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1965 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control.  Elevation of gage is 10 ft above National Geodetic
   Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 8,540 ft3/s, Sep. 6, 1978,
   gage height, 11.21 ft; minimum discharge, 0.0 ft3/s, no flow at times in 1966, 1970, 1977,
   1980-83, 1985-89, 1991-95, 1997-99, 2002.
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: 37   11-19-2004  17:45
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 38 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
37  .80 22.3 71 7.06 19.0 37.6

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: 2.90   11-19-2004  17:45
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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