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USGS 03075905 Cherry Creek at State Park Road near McHenry, MD

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 39°32'16.8", long 79°18'56.8", Garrett County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 05020006, on right bank,
   3.0 mi southeast of McHenry, 3.2 mi northeast of Thayerville, and 0.15 mi upstream of confluence with
   Deep Creek Lake.  
DRAINAGE AREA.--13.1 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2007 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 2,465.0 ft above North American Vertical
   Datum of 1988.
REMARKS.--Occasional diversions and regulation from unknown source upstream from station.
   U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station. Rainfall displayed at this location is published
   under site number  393217079185701.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 853 ft³/s, March 13, 2010, gage height, 5.82 ft;
   minimum discharge, 0.08 ft³/s, Sept. 8, 2010.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Maryland Department
   of Natural Resources, 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
  
2026-02-04  2026-05-27
2007-10-01  2026-05-27
2007-10-01  2026-05-27
2023-05-27  2026-05-27







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Precipitation, total, inches, [Rain gage 393217079185701]
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.00 05-27-2026   11:15 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 141 05-27-2026   11:15 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 27 based on 18 water years of record more
Min
(2012)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2019)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 27
6.29 12 23 24 34 51.7 141

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.69 05-27-2026   11:15 EDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 2467.28 05-27-2026   11:15 EDT
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