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USGS 01648011 Luzon Branch above Rock Creek at Washington DC

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Click for larger image LOCATION.--Lat 38°57'42.1", long 77°02'29.0", referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Washington DC, Hydrologic Unit 02070010, on left bank 0.11 miles above mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1.03 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 2022 to current year. Prior to July 2022, samples collected at site 400 ft downstream.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and water-quality meter. Datum of gage is 141.22 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey water-data telemeter at station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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This station managed by the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Baltimore office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2022-07-19  2025-11-14
2022-08-11  2025-11-17
2022-08-11  2025-12-16
2025-08-18  2025-12-16







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
 
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Discharge, cubic feet per second, [Discontinued]
Most recent instantaneous value: Dis 11-17-2025   12:25 EST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Dec 16 based on 3 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Dec 16		 Min
(2024)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2025)
-- unavailable -- 0.47 0.47 2 2.3 4.4 4.44

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 4.00 12-16-2025   04:10 EST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 144.52 12-16-2025   04:10 EST
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