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USGS 01593370 L PAX RIV TRIB ABOVE WILDE LAKE AT COLUMBIA, MD

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 39°13'32.8", long 76°52'12.2", Howard County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02060006, on right bank, 
   approximately 300 ft off of walking path on Green Mountain Circle, at Columbia, 1.3 mi northwest 
   of Oakland Mills, 4.5 mi northwest of Guilford, and 0.25 mi upstream from mouth. 
DRAINAGE AREA.--1.20 mi2, from automated delineation using 30-meter National Elevation 
   Dataset, digital elevation model data, dated 2007.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2012 to present.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site_no=01593370: 2014; 2017.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 341.42 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, 1,280 ft³/s, June 22, 2020, gage height, 6.44 ft;
   minimum discharge, 0.10 ft³/s, Sept. 10-11, 2013.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Columbia Association.
This station managed by the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Baltimore office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2012-10-01  2025-11-02
2012-10-01  2025-11-02







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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 1.20 11-02-2025   14:27 EST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Nov 2 based on 12 water years of record more
Min
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25th
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tile
Median 75th
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Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Nov 2
Mean Max
(2019)
0.17 0.36 0.53 0.68 1.20 1.4 11.1


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