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USGS 01608500 SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD, WV

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°26'49",   Longitude 78°39'16"   NAD27
Hampshire County, West Virginia, Hydrologic Unit 02070001
Drainage area: 1,461 square miles
Datum of gage: 561.78 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1994-10-01  2025-10-18  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2005-10-27  2025-10-18  21700 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1899-07-01  2025-10-17  37452 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2005-10-27  2025-10-18  21587 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2005-10-27  2025-10-18  21064 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2005-10-27  2025-10-18  21520 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-01-14  2020-02-18  13674 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2020-02-18  2025-10-18  6031 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2005-10-27  2021-01-11 5490 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1899-07-01  2025-06-12 37325 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2005-10-27  2021-01-11 5455 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2005-10-27  2021-01-11 5278 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-01-14  2020-02-17 4547 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2005-10  2021-01  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1899-07  2025-06  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2005-10  2021-01  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2005-10  2021-01  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006-01  2020-02  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2006  2021  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1899  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2006  2021  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2006  2021  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2006  2020  
 Peak streamflow 1877-11  2024-01-29  102 
 Field measurements 1948-03-09  2025-08-27  377 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1945-07-19  2024-02-13  665 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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