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USGS 01650500 Northwest Branch Anacostia River nr Colesville, MD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°03'55.9",   Longitude 77°01'45.7"   NAD83
Montgomery County, Maryland, Hydrologic Unit 020700100201
Drainage area: 21.0 square miles
Datum of gage: 264.05 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1997-11-27  2026-01-22  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1923-10-01  2026-01-21  32198 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-10-04  1975-09-29  3814 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-10-01  1975-09-29  4746 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1923-10-01  2025-04-16 31918 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-10-04  1975-09-29 3814 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-10-01  1975-09-29 4746 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1923-10  2025-04  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1962-10  1975-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1962-10  1975-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1924  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1963  1975  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1963  1975  
 Peak streamflow 1924-09-29  2024-01-09  87 
 Field measurements 1924-02-27  2025-11-17  791 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1960-04-03  1983-08-10  86 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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OPERATION:
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Email questions about this site to Maryland Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries