Dead Run Near Catonsville, MD

Datum of gage above NAVD88 will be updated from 407.77 ft to 407.56 ft on September 29, 2025. The local gage datum will remain the same.

Streamflow monitoring at this site has been discontinued due to a loss of science partner funding. Gage height monitoring will continue. Although historical streamflow data will remain accessible, no new data will be collected. If there are questions concerning the operation of this site, please contact gs-w-mdtws_information@usgs.gov.

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Location details and information

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Site identification number	01589312	_n/a
Site name	DEAD RUN NEAR CATONSVILLE, MD	_n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
DMS latitude	391745.2	_n/a
DMS longitude	0764438.7	_n/a
Decimal latitude	39.29588889	_n/a
Decimal longitude	-76.7440833	_n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	1
Latitude-longitude datum	North American Datum of 1983	NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum	North American Datum of 1983	NAD83
District	Maryland	24
State	Maryland	24
County	Baltimore County	005
Country	US	_n/a
Land net location description		_n/a
Name of location map	BALTIMORE WEST	_n/a
Scale of location map	24000	_n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface	407.77 feet	_n/a
Method altitude determined	Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.	D
Altitude accuracy	.01 feet	_n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Gunpowder-Patapsco	02060003
Drainage basin		_n/a
Topographic setting		_n/a
Flags for instruments at site	YNNYNNYNNYNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN	_n/a
Date of first construction		_n/a
Date site established or inventoried	20071126	_n/a
Drainage area	0.79 square miles	_n/a
Contributing drainage area		_n/a
Time Zone abbreviation	EST	_n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	_n/a
Data reliability		_n/a
Data-other GW files		_n/a
National aquifer		_n/a
Local aquifer		_n/a
Local aquifer type		_n/a
Well depth		_n/a
Hole depth		_n/a
Source of depth data		_n/a
Project number	242700400	_n/a

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