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USGS 01495000 BIG ELK CREEK AT ELK MILLS, MD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°40'03.3",   Longitude 75°49'32.1"   NAD83
Cecil County, Maryland, Hydrologic Unit 02060002
Drainage area: 51.6 square miles
Datum of gage: 83.39 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1989-06-21  2025-10-30  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1932-04-01  2025-10-29  34180 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1932-04-01  2025-06-30 34059 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1932-04  2025-06  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1932  2025  
 Peak streamflow 1884-06  2024-01-09  93 
 Field measurements 1932-04-10  2025-09-09  913 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1974-02-12  1987-09-30  123 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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