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USGS 01650800 SLIGO CREEK NEAR TAKOMA PARK, MD

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 38°59'10.4",   Longitude 77°00'17.5"   NAD83
Montgomery County, Maryland, Hydrologic Unit 02070010
Drainage area: 6.45 square miles
Datum of gage: 161.37 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2008-10-07  2026-01-22  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012-06-28  2013-04-15  864 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-03-23  2026-01-21  13719 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2008-10-01  2026-01-21  6322 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012-06-28  2013-04-15  864 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2013-03-23  2026-01-21  13497 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- behind low head dam  2012-06-28  2013-04-15  867 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2013-03-23  2026-01-21  13626 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units -- behind low head dam  2012-06-28  2013-04-15  864 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2013-03-23  2026-01-21  13503 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- behind low head dam  2012-06-28  2013-04-15  834 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2013-03-23  2019-07-09  5679 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2019-07-11  2026-01-21  6714 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012-06-28  2013-04-15 288 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-03-23  2025-11-13 4504 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2008-10-01  2024-10-21 5865 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2013-03-23  2025-11-13 4430 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012-06-28  2013-04-15 288 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- behind low head dam  2012-06-28  2013-04-15 289 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2013-03-23  2025-11-13 4473 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- behind low head dam  2012-06-28  2013-04-15 278 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2013-03-23  2019-07-09 1893 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2019-07-11  2025-11-07 2104 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012-06  2013-04  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-03  2025-11  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2008-10  2024-10  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2013-03  2025-11  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012-06  2013-04  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- behind low head dam  2012-06  2013-04  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2013-03  2025-11  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- behind low head dam  2012-06  2013-04  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2013-03  2019-07  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2019-07  2025-11  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012  2013  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013  2026  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2009  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2013  2026  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012  2013  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter -- behind low head dam  2012  2013  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2013  2026  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- behind low head dam  2012  2013  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2013  2019  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2019  2026  
 Peak streamflow 2009-05-26  2024-08-09  16 
 Field measurements 2008-10-16  2026-01-08  137 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2012-05-31  2024-03-04  392 
 Water-Year Summary 2009  2025  17 
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