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USGS 01637500 CATOCTIN CREEK NEAR MIDDLETOWN, MD

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 

LOCATION.--Lat 39°25'38.1", long 77°33'22.2", Frederick County, Hydrologic Unit 02070008, 
   on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 17, 1.3 mi south of Middletown,
   2.2 mi downstream from Little Catoctin Creek, and 14.8 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--66.9 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1947 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1432: 1947-48. WDR MD-DE-77-1: 1960(M), 1965(M), 1970(M), 1972(P), 1975(P).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Elevation of gage is 385 ft above National Geodetic
   Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 12,000 ft3/s, Oct. 9, 1976,
   gage height, 14.13 ft; minimum discharge, 0.0 ft3/s, no flow Aug. 27 to Sep. 12, 1966.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Maryland State Highway
   Administration, and the U.S. Geological Survey.

 
 
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00065 Gage height

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 45   02-10-2010  01:30 EST
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Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for Feb 10 based on 61 years of record more
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7.8 31 45 71 102 149 818

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.90   02-10-2010  01:30 EST
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