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Water-Year Summary for Site 01639500

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00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01639500 BIG PIPE CREEK AT BRUCEVILLE, MD
LOCATION - Lat 39°36'44.5", long 77°14'14.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Carroll County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02070009, on right downstream side of bridge on State Highway 194, 500 ft downstream from Bruceville, 3.6 mi upstream from Detour and confluence with Little Pipe Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 102 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1947 to current year. Prior to December 1947, monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1302.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, crest stage gage and concrete control. Datum of gage is 336.21 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to October 1, 2013, gage located on left bank, 300 ft downstream at same gage datum.
REMARKS -
  • Water Years 2017-2023: Records good, except those above 5,000 ft³/s, which are fair, and those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Years 2014-2016: Records good, except those above 5,000 ft³/s, which are fair, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Year 2013 and prior years' accuracy statements can be found in Annual Water Data Reports.

    • Occasional diversion for irrigation upstream from station. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.