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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  2025-10-04  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012-06-28  2013-04-15  864 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-03-23  2025-10-03  13413 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2008-10-01  2025-10-03  6211 
    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  2025-10-03  13191 
    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  2025-10-03  13320 
    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  2025-10-03  13197 
    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  2025-10-03  6441 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012-06-28  2013-04-15 288 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-03-23  2025-05-11 4334 
    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  2025-05-11 4260 
    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  2025-05-11 4303 
    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  2025-05-11 1941 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012-06  2013-04  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013-03  2025-05  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2008-10  2024-10  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2013-03  2025-05  
    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  2025-05  
    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  2025-05  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius -- behind low head dam  2012  2013  
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2013  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2009  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2013  2025  
    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  2025  
    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  2025  
 Peak streamflow 2009-05-26  2024-08-09  16 
 Field measurements 2008-10-16  2025-08-07  135 
 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  2024  16 
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