USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 01592500

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

01592500 PATUXENT RIVER NEAR LAUREL, MD

LOCATION - Lat 39°06'56.6", long 76°52'25.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Prince George's County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02060006, on right bank, 0.7 mi upstream from Walker Branch, 1.3 mi northwest of Laurel, and 81 mi upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA - 132 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MD-DE-78-1: 1976(M). WDR MD-DE-89-1: 1978(M), 1979(M).

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1944 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 152.79 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Oct. 1, 1955, water-stage recorder and concrete control at site 0.3 mi downstream at different gage datum. Oct. 1, 1955 to Sept. 30, 1956, nonrecording gage at present site at gage datum 1.2 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1956 to Jan. 27, 1957, nonrecording gage at present site and gage datum. Jan. 28, 1957 to May 3, 1972, water-stage recorder and concrete control at present site and gage datum. May 4, 1972 to Sept. 4, 1973, nonrecording gage at present site and gage datum.

REMARKS -

Water Year 2023: Records good, except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.

Water Year 2022: Records good. No estimated discharges.

Water Year 2021: Records fair, except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.

Water Year 2020: Records good, except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.

Water Year 2019: Records good. No estimated discharges.

Water Year 2018: Records good, except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.

Water Year 2017: Records good. No estimated discharges.

Water Year 2016: Records good, except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair.

Water Years 2014-2015: Records good. No estimated daily discharges.

Water Year 2013 and prior years’ accuracy statements can be found in Annual Water Data Reports.

Records do not include diversion at Patuxent (formerly Willis School) filtration plant for supply of Washington Suburban Sanitary District. Flow regulated by Triadelphia Reservoir, and since March 1954 by T. Howard Duckett Reservoir, combined usable capacity, 11,800,000,000 gal; dead storage, 80,000,000 gal. U.S. Geological Survey gage-height telemeter at station.