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Water-Year Summary for Site 01658500

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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
01658500 SOUTH FORK QUANTICO CREEK NEAR INDEPENDENT HILL, VA
LOCATION - Lat 38°35'14", long 77°25'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Prince William County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02070011, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 619, 3.4 mi south of Independent Hill, 5.6 mi west of Dumfries, and 6.5 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 7.62 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 2103: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1951 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 237.83 ft NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum instantaneous flow of 4,970ft³/s occurred on Aug. 13, 2020 at a gage height of 12.04ft. Minimum instantaneous flow of 0.08ft³/s occurred on July 20, 2020 at a gage height of 1.34ft. 
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1951, 1953, 1955 to 1956, 1969, 1973 to 1975, and 1983 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SUSPENDED SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: June 1983 to October 1985, July 1994 to September 2011.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
SUSPENDED SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: Maximum calculated, 730 tons/day, Mar. 29, 1984; minimum calculated, 0.0 tons/day, many days.