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USGS 01603000 NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR CUMBERLAND, MD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°37'18.5",   Longitude 78°46'24.3"   NAD83
Allegany County, Maryland, Hydrologic Unit 02070002
Drainage area: 877 square miles
Datum of gage: 584.57 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Precipitation, total, inches  2013-09-30  2025-10-20  3890 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1929-05-24  2025-10-20  35214 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1964-10-09  1982-09-29  6070 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1964-10-01  1982-09-29  6078 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1929-05-24  2025-09-03 35167 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1964-10-09  1982-09-29 6070 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1964-10-01  1982-09-29 6078 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1929-05  2025-09  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1964-10  1982-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1964-10  1982-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1929  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1965  1982  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1965  1982  
 Peak streamflow 1889-06-01  2024-04-03  97 
 Field measurements 1929-05-25  2025-09-04  906 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1906-09-11  1994-06-06  452 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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