LOCATION.--Lat 38°59'10.4", long 77°00'17.5", Montgomery County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02070010,
0.5 mi northwest of Takoma Park, 0.7 mi upstream from confluence with Long Branch, 2.0 mi upstream
from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--6.45 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2008 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage and concrete control. Datum of gage is 161.27 ft above
North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 3,250 ft³/s, Sept. 10, 2020, gage height, 6.87 ft;
minimum discharge, 0.10 ft³/s, Sept. 11, 2015, as a result of regulation upstream from station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Montgomery County
Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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