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USGS 01646500 POTOMAC RIVER NEAR WASH, DC LITTLE FALLS PUMP STA

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 1850 10-01-2025 15:50 EDTNext

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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 1 based on 95 water years of record more

Min
(1933) 25th
percen-
tile Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 1 Median 75th
percen-
tile Mean Max
(2005)

595 1540 1850 2510 5380 5980 63400

USGS 01648000 ROCK CREEK AT SHERRILL DRIVE WASHINGTON, DC

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 6.50 10-01-2025 15:15 EDTPrev Next

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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 1 based on 96 water years of record more

Min
(1931) Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 1 25th
percen-
tile Median 75th
percen-
tile Mean Max
(1980)

0.50 6.50 12 20 39 52 948

USGS 01648010 ROCK CREEK AT JOYCE RD WASHINGTON, DC

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 7.37 10-01-2025 16:35 EDTPrev Next

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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 1 based on 13 water years of record more

Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 1 Min
(2014) 25th
percen-
tile Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile Max
(2023)

7.37 8.70 18 28 60 90 197

USGS 01648011 Luzon Branch above Rock Creek at Washington DC

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 0.36 10-01-2025 15:10 EDTPrev Next

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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 1 based on 3 water years of record more

Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 1 Min
(2024) 25th
percen-
tile Mean Median 75th
percen-
tile Max
(2023)

0.36 0.40 0.4 3 3.9 4.6 4.62

USGS 01651000 NORTHWEST BR ANACOSTIA RIVER NR HYATTSVILLE, MD
*** There are no data available on the Waterdata system for the time period specified,
although data may be available in the files of the local USGS office operating the station.
USGS 01651730 BEAVERDAM CREEK NEAR CHEVERLY, MD

Discharge, cubic feet per second

-- Data temporarily unavailable for the time period specified --

USGS 01651760 ANACOSTIA RIVER AT KENILWORTH AT WASHINGTON, DC

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 357 10-01-2025 16:35 EDTPrev Next

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USGS 01651770 HICKEY RUN AT NATIONAL ARBORETUM AT WASHINGTON, DC

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 0.07 10-01-2025 15:08 EDTPrev Next

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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 1 based on 13 water years of record more

Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 1 Min
(2020) 25th
percen-
tile Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile Max
(2016)

0.07 0.14 0.17 0.44 1.7 3 8.90

USGS 01651800 WATTS BRANCH AT WASHINGTON, DC

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 0.52 10-01-2025 16:38 EDTPrev Next

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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 1 based on 33 water years of record more

Min
(2003) Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 1 25th
percen-
tile Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile Max
(2016)

0.28 0.52 0.64 1.2 2.8 3 17.3

USGS 01651827 Anacostia River nr Buzzard Point at Washington, DC

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: -1400 10-01-2025 16:35 EDTPrev Next

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USGS 01652500 FOURMILE RUN AT ALEXANDRIA, VA

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 3.71 10-01-2025 16:35 EDTPrev Next

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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 1 based on 51 water years of record more

Min
(1958) 25th
percen-
tile Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 1 Median 75th
percen-
tile Mean Max
(1980)

1.50 3 3.71 4.2 14 24 372

USGS 01653000 CAMERON RUN AT ALEXANDRIA, VA

Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 8.72 10-01-2025 16:05 EDTPrev Next

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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 1 based on 64 water years of record more

Min
(1969) 25th
percen-
tile Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Oct 1 75th
percen-
tile Mean Max
(1980)

1.60 5 8.1 8.72 31 53 1500

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