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USGS 01607500 SO FK SO BR POTOMAC R AT BRANDYWINE, WV

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
LOCATION.--Lat 38°37'53", long 79°14'38", NAD 27, Pendleton County, 
        Hydrologic Unit 0207000l, on left bank 50 ft upstream from 
        bridge on U.S. Highway 33, 0.1 mi upstream from Hawes Run, 
        0.4 mi north of Brandywine, 0.9 mi downstream from Broad Run, 
        and at mile 44.9.
DRAINAGE AREA.--103 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1943 to September 2001 (measurements, daily 
        mean discharges, and annual maximums), October 2001 to September 
        2004 (measurements, daily mean discharges, annual maximums, and 
        discharges at one hour or less intervals), October 2004 to 
        current year (measurements, daily mean discharges, annual 
        maximums, and gage heights and discharges at one hour or less 
        intervals).
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1141: 1945(M), 1947(M). WDR WV-84-1: 1983. 
        WDR WV-88-1: 1987. WDR WV-97-1: 1967(M), 1971-75(M), 1977-78(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is 
        1,558.35 ft above NGVD 29. Prior to Sept. 24, 1956, nonrecording 
        gage at highway bridge 50 ft downstream at same datum. 
REMARKS.--The flow from 41.3 mi2 upstream from station is partially 
        controlled, but not diverted, by several floodwater detention 
        reservoirs with a total combined detention capacity of 
        8,882 acre-ft.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharges for the November 
        1877 and 1896 peaks were about 40,000 ft3/s and 45,000 ft3/s, 
        respectively; based on notes from local residents comparing these 
        peaks to the 1949 peak.

This gaging station is maintained in cooperation with:
        State of West Virginia

 
 
Available Parameters
All 2 Available Parameters for this site
00060 Discharge
00065 Gage height

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 60   02-10-2010  01:00 EST
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Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for Feb 10 based on 65 years of record more
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(1948)
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Max
(1994)
12 23 60 62 104 151 964

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.36   02-10-2010  01:00 EST
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