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LOCATION.--on downstream side of MD-17 (Burkittsville Road) bridge, 0.3 miles southwest of Brunswick MD. PERIOD OF RECORD.-- November 7, 2024 to current year. GAGE (MANU).-- Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 212.94 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. REMARKS (MANU).-- This is a stage-only station. Discharge is not determined at this location. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01636765	n/a
Location name	POTOMAC RIVER AT BURKITTSVILLE RD AT BRUNSWICK, MD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.30886944444444	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-77.63098888888888	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	1
District	Maryland	24
State	Maryland	24
County	Frederick County	021
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	212.94 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.13 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Middle Potomac-Catoctin	02070008
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	9453 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 Potomac River at Burkittsville RD at Brunswick, MD - USGS-01636765