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USGS 01649190 PAINT BRANCH NEAR COLLEGE PARK, MD

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 39°02'00.1", long 76°57'50.5", Montgomery County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02070010,
   on left bank, upstream of Floral Drive bridge, 1.9 mi northwest of College Park, and 3.4 mi 
   northeast of Takoma Park. 
DRAINAGE AREA.--13.1 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2007 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, water-quality monitor and automatic sampler. Datum of 
   gage is 150.57 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WDR-US-2009: 2008(M). WDR-US-2011: 2008-2010.
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey gage-height telemeter at station. Low flow affected at times by slight
   regulation from unknown source upstream of station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 3,930 ft³/s, Aug. 14, 2011, gage height, 8.85 ft;
   minimum discharge, 0.04 ft³/s, July 8, 2012.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Montgomery County Department 
   of Environmental Protection 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
  
2007-10-01  2024-03-18
2007-10-01  2024-03-18
2007-10-01  2024-03-18
2007-10-01  2024-03-18
2007-10-01  2024-03-18
2007-10-01  2024-03-18
2020-03-10  2024-03-18
2007-10-03  2020-03-10







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 9.2 03-19-2024   00:05 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 8.77 03-19-2024   00:05 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Mar 19 based on 14 water years of record more
Min
(2009)
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Mar 19
25th
percen-
tile
Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(2020)
5.47 8.77 13 16 18 24 39.0


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 1.74 03-19-2024   00:05 EDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 407 03-19-2024   00:05 EDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter

Most recent instantaneous value: 11.1 03-19-2024   00:05 EDT
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units

Most recent instantaneous value: 7.6 03-19-2024   00:05 EDT
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)

Most recent instantaneous value: 8.3 03-19-2024   00:05 EDT
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU), [TS087, Discontinued]
 
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