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USGS 01660920 ZEKIAH SWAMP RUN NEAR NEWTOWN, MD

 

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STATION.--01660920  ZEKIAH SWAMP RUN NEAR NEWTOWN, MD
LOCATION.--Lat 38°29'26.1", long 76°55'37.5", Charles County, Hydrologic Unit 02070011,
   on left-center downstream side of bridge on State Highway 6, 1.0 mi southeast of Newtown,
   and 1.7 mi downstream from Kerrick Swamp.
DRAINAGE AREA.--79.9 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1983 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 34.88 ft above National Geodetic
   Vertical Datum of 1929.
REMARKS.--Low flow affected by ground-water diversions from municipal well fields at Waldorf and
   St. Charles, and occasional farm irrigation upstream from station during summer months. U.S.
   Geological Survey gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 4,080 ft3/s, Sep. 17, 1999,
   gage height, 5.51 ft; minimum discharge, 0.0 ft3/s,  at times during 1983, 1985-89, 1991,
   1993, 1995-99, 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: 75   11-19-2004  09:45
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 20 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
75  .00 69.9 348 30.2 48.5 98.2

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: 2.27   11-19-2004  09:45
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
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