USGS 01648010 ROCK CREEK AT JOYCE RD WASHINGTON, DC

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 38°57'36.6", long 77°02'31.4", Washington, DC, Hydrologic Unit 02070010,
   on right bank at downstream side of bridge on Joyce Road in Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC,
   and 6.4 miles upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--63.7 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 2007 to September 2012 (gage heights and discharge measurements only).
   October 2012 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-data recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 136.78 ft above North American 
   Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS.--Flow affected by two upstream reservoirs which control flow from about 25 mi2,
   Needwood Lake on Rock Creek since Sept. 1966 and Bernard Frank Lake on North Branch Rock Creek 
   since February 1968. U.S. Geological Survey water-data telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 4,570 ft³/s, Sept. 10, 2020, gage height, 9.07 ft; 
   Maximum gage height, 9.68 ft, Apr. 30, 2014; Minimum discharge, 4.58 ft³/s, Sept. 21, 2015.  
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Montgomery County 
   Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Geological Survey.   
This station managed by the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Baltimore office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2021-05-24  2024-12-08
2012-06-08  2021-10-01
2012-10-01  2024-12-08
2012-10-01  2024-12-08
2021-05-24  2024-12-08
2012-06-08  2021-10-01
2021-05-24  2024-12-08
2012-06-08  2021-10-01
2021-05-24  2024-12-08
2012-06-08  2021-10-01
2021-05-24  2024-12-08
2012-06-08  2021-10-01
2014-10-07  2016-11-02
2014-10-07  2016-11-02
2015-11-24  2019-02-24







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, Upstream Location, [Discontinued]
 
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius, [Downstream]

Most recent instantaneous value: 1.5 12-08-2024   01:35 EST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 15.8 12-08-2024   01:35 EST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Dec 8 based on 11 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Dec 8
Min
(2018)
25th
percen-
tile
Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(2014)
15.8 19.3 23 31 40 57 85.2


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 1.24 12-08-2024   01:35 EST
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, Upstream Location, [Discontinued]
 
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius, [Downstream]

Most recent instantaneous value: 579 12-08-2024   01:35 EST
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, Upstream Location, [Discontinued]
 
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter, [Downstream]

Most recent instantaneous value: 13.9 12-08-2024   01:35 EST
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units, Upstream Location, [Discontinued]
 
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units, [Downstream]

Most recent instantaneous value: 7.8 12-08-2024   01:35 EST
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)

Most recent instantaneous value: 2.6 12-08-2024   01:35 EST
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU), Upstream Location, [Discontinued]
 
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