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Monitoring location Northwest Branch Anacostia River at Brentwood, MD - USGS-01651003

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Continuous data

6 data types available - data from 2023-05-25 to 2026-09-09

Daily data

4 data types available - data from 2023-05-26 to 2026-09-08

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 2023-05-25 to 2026-09-02

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Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 2023-08-08 to 2025-07-19

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4 data types available - data from 2023-05-26 to 2026-09-08

Important information about this monitoring location

LOCATION.--On right bank, 200 feet downstream from bridge on 38th Street, 0.3 miles north of Brentwood, 0.75 miles upstream from confluence with Northeast Branch Anacostia River, and 1.5 miles downstream from Sligo Creek. PERIOD OF RECORD.-- May 2023 to current year. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.60 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. REMARKS.--Prior to June 1961, low flow regulated by storage at Burnt Mills Dam, 7.0 mi upstream from station. Inflow pumped from Patuxent River to augment water supply for Washington Suburban Sanitary District, August 1939 to August 1960. Small diversion since 1962 for irrigation of golf courses upstream from station. PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD (Water Quality).-- SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May 2023 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2023 to current year. TURBIDITY: May 2023 to current year. INSTRUMENTATION (Water Quality).-- Multi-parameter water-quality monitor, May 2023 to current year. REMARKS (Water Quality).--Missing data due to equipment malfunction.

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Northwest Branch Anacostia River at Brentwood
Northwest Branch Anacostia River at Brentwood, MD
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