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LOCATION.--Lat 39°30'09.9", long 79°07'26.3", Garrett County, Hydrologic Unit 02070002,
on left bank 0.7 mi downstream from Savage River Dam, 1.1 mi downstream from Crabtree Creek, 3.2 mi
northwest of Bloomington, and 3.7 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--106 mi2
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1948 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,276.40 ft above National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
REMARKS.--Diversions upstream from station by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and by cities of Frostburg
and Westernport for municipal supply. Flow regulated by Savage River Reservoir beginning December 1950,
capacity 20,000 acre-ft. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite collection platform at station. Upper
Potomac River Commission gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 9,190 ft3/s, Sept. 7, 1996,
gage height, 10.09 ft; minimum discharge, 0.35 ft3/s, Oct. 27, 1966.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Upper Potomac River Commission,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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