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USGS 01644148 POTOMAC RIVER AT EDWARDS FERRY NEAR POOLESVILLE,MD

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Click for larger image LOCATION.--Lat 39°05'55.1", long 77°28'16.5", Montgomery County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02070008, on left bank in the wooded flood plain adjacent to the C&O Canal path, approximately 1000 ft downstream of Goose Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--11,130 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 2011 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 178.70 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS.--This is a stage-only station. Discharge is not determined at this location. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum elevation, 22.45 ft, June 4, 2018; minimum elevation, 2.65 ft, Aug. 9, 2021.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB), and the U.S. Geological Survey.
This station managed by the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Frostburg office.

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2011-08-24  2025-02-17







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Most recent instantaneous value: 7.95 02-17-2025   17:30 EST
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