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Continuous data

9 data types available - data from 2008-10-07 to 2026-09-09

Daily data

13 data types available - data from 2008-10-01 to 2026-09-09

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 2008-10-16 to 2026-09-09

Discrete sample data

69 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2012-05-31 to 2026-09-02

1428 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 2009-05-26 to 2025-07-19

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10 data types available - data from 2008-10-01 to 2026-09-08

Important information about this monitoring location

LOCATION.-- On right bank, 0.5 mi northwest of Takoma Park, 0.7 mi upstream from confluence with Long Branch, 2.0 mi upstream from mouth. PERIOD OF RECORD.-- October 2008 to current year. GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 161.37 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.

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Sligo Creek Near Takoma Park

SLIGO CREEK NEAR TAKOMA PARK, MD

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01650800	n/a
Location name	SLIGO CREEK NEAR TAKOMA PARK, MD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	38.986222222222224	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-77.00486111111111	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
District	Maryland	24
State	Maryland	24
County	Montgomery County	031
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	161.37 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.32 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan	02070010
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	6.45 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	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

Monitoring location Sligo Creek Near Takoma Park, MD - USGS-01650800