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STATION.--01661050 ST. CLEMENT CREEK NEAR CLEMENTS, MD
LOCATION.--Lat 38°19'59.9", long 76°43'30.0", St. Marys County, Hydrologic Unit 02070011,
on left bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 242, 0.5 mi north of Clements, 2.3 mi
upstream from mouth, and 5.7 mi northwest of Leonardtown.
DRAINAGE AREA.--18.5 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1968 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR MD-DE-79-1: 1974(P).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 8 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, 4,500 ft3/s, Sept. 6, 1979,
gage height, 6.96 ft; minimum discharge, no flow at times in 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985-89, 1991,
1993, 1995, 1999, 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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