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USGS 01484100 BEAVERDAM BRANCH AT HOUSTON, DE

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 38°54'20.8", long 75°30'45.9", Kent County, DE, Hydrologic Unit 02040207, 
   on left bank 15 ft upstream from culverts on State Highway 384, 0.8 mi south of Houston,  
   and 1.2 mi upstream from Blairs Pond and mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--3.02 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1958 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WDR MD-DE-84-1: 1981, 1983 (M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage and concrete control; timber control prior to Nov. 8, 1979. 
   Datum of gage is 34.87 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. 
REMARKS.--Diversion for irrigation of about 150 acres located upstream from station during some years, 
   mainly during the months of June, July, August, and September. U.S. Geological Survey satellite 
   data-collection platform at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 363 ft³/s, Aug. 28, 2011, gage height, 5.57 ft; minimum
   discharge, 0 ft³/s, July 18-30, 1977, as a result of pumpage for irrigation, Sept. 9-15, 2016.
COOPERATION.--Funding for this station is provided by the Delaware Geological Survey, and the U.S. Geological
   Survey. Funding for water-quality data collection is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (NGWOS).
 
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This station managed by the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Dover office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2019-09-18  2026-06-09
1990-10-01  2026-06-09
2007-10-01  2026-06-09
2019-09-18  2026-06-09
2023-03-27  2026-06-09







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 17.4 06-09-2026   13:00 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 0.62 06-09-2026   13:00 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jun 9 based on 68 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jun 9
Min
(2023)
25th
percen-
tile
Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(2009)
0.62 0.63 1.9 2.8 3.3 3.8 14.8


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 2.39 06-09-2026   13:00 EDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 144 06-09-2026   13:00 EDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 36.73 06-09-2026   13:00 EDT
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