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USGS 01643500 BENNETT CREEK AT PARK MILLS, MD

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 39°17'38.9", long 77°24'25.5", Frederick County, Hydrologic Unit 02070009, 
   on left bank, 75 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.2 mi south of Park Mills, 1.8 mi upstream
   from mouth, and 3.7 mi southwest of Urbana.
DRAINAGE AREA.--62.8 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1948 to September 1958. Annual maximum, water years 1960-66. August 1966
   to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage and concrete control. Datum of gage is 232.62 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, 32,200 ft³/s, June 21, 1972, gage height, 22.10 ft;
   minimum discharge, 0.30 ft³/s, Sept. 8, 1966.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Maryland Geological
   Survey, 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
  
1972-06-30  2026-06-03
2007-10-01  2026-06-03
2007-10-01  2026-06-03







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 24.6 06-03-2026   20:45 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jun 3 based on 69 water years of record more
Min
(1999)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jun 3		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2018)
15.0 24.6 38 56 67 84 320

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.60 06-03-2026   20:45 EDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 234.18 06-03-2026   20:45 EDT
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