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USGS 01597500 SAVAGE RIV BL SAVAGE RIV DAM NEAR BLOOMINGTON, MD

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 39°30'09.9", long 79°07'26.3", Garrett County, Hydrologic Unit 02070002,
   on left bank 0.7 mi downstream from Savage River Dam, 1.1 mi downstream from Crabtree Creek, 3.2 mi
   northwest of Bloomington, and 3.7 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--106 mi2
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1948 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WSP 1432: 1955. WDR MD-DE-96-1: 1986(P).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,275.94 ft above North American 
   Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS.--Diversions upstream from station by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and by cities of Frostburg
   and Westernport for municipal supply. Flow regulated by Savage River Reservoir beginning December 1950,
   capacity 20,000 acre-ft. Adjusted for change in reservoir contents from December 1950 to September 2011.
   U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite data-collection platform at station. Upper Potomac River
   Commission gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 9,190 ft3/s, Sept. 7, 1996,
   gage height, 10.09 ft; minimum discharge, 0.35 ft3/s, Oct. 27, 1966.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Upper Potomac River Commission,
   and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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This station managed by the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Frostburg office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2012-10-01  2026-05-29
1990-10-01  2026-05-29
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 12.6 05-29-2026   16:15 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 29 based on 75 water years of record more
Min
(1970)
25th
percen-
tile
Median 75th
percen-
tile
Mean Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 29
Max
(1996)
15.0 67 105 180 182 738 1360


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