PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

LOCATION.--Lat 38°12'50.0", long 75°40'17.0", Somerset County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02060009, 
   on right bank 45 ft downstream from farm bridge, 1.4 mi northeast of Princess Anne, and 1.6 mi upstream 
   from confluence with Loretto Branch.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4.80 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1951 to September 1971, October 1974 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7.03 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. 
   Artificial control since Apr. 30, 1975. Nov. 26, 1968 to Sept. 30, 1971, water-stage recorder above and 
   nonrecording gage below gage height 1.4 ft. Prior to Nov. 26, 1968, recording gage at site 40 ft upstream 
   at datum 1.0 ft higher.
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station. 
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 547 ft3/s, Aug. 20, 1969,
   gage height, 7.08 ft, Aug. 19, 1985, (Gage height of 5.44 ft occurred on Aug. 20, 1969 following ditching 
   of the stream channel); minimum discharge, 0.00 ft3/s, No flow at times during 1954, 1963, 1964 and 1966.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Maryland State Highway Administration,
   and the U.S Geological Survey.