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LOCATION.--Lat 39°29'08.1", long 76°38'44.6", Baltimore County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02060003, on left bank of bridge on Maryland Route 45 (York Road) at Cockeysville, and 0.45 mi upstream from mouth. DRAINAGE AREA.--20.9 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1982 to current year. REVISIONS HISTORY.--WDR MD-DE-88: 1983-87. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 239.70 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Previously operated as a low-flow partial-record station during water years 1955-59 and 1962-64 at same site. Dec. 15, 1982 to June 15, 1993, water-stage recorder 600 ft downstream and 50 ft upstream from bridge on Beaverdam Run Lane at gage datum 1.38 ft lower. REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station. Water-quality records for some prior periods have been collected at this location. EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 3,370 ft3/s, July 1, 1984, gage height, 12.10 ft; minimum discharge, 2.5 ft3/s, August 19, 20, 2002. EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge known, 3,950 ft3/s on July 21, 1956, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow at site approximately 0.25 mi downstream of Maryland Route 45 (York Road). COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Baltimore City Department of Public Works, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Min (2002) | Most Recent Instantaneous Value Dec 3 | 25th percen- tile | Median | Mean | 75th percen- tile | Max (2010) |
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9.30 | 12.1 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 126 |