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USGS 01591610 Patuxent River below Brighton Dam near Brighton MD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°11'31.9",   Longitude 77°00'15.8"   NAD83
Montgomery County, Maryland, Hydrologic Unit 020600060105
Drainage area: 78.6 square miles
Datum of gage: 303.01 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1988-05-17  2026-01-22  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-04-05  2017-10-09  4944 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1980-10-01  2026-01-21  16549 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-04-05  2017-10-09 1648 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1980-10-01  2025-11-20 16487 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-04  2017-10  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1980-10  2025-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013  2018  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1981  2026  
 Peak streamflow 1972-06-22  2024-10-29  46 
 Field measurements 1978-06-19  2025-11-21  328 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1980-11-07  1989-09-11  35 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2025  20 
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