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USGS 03076600 BEAR CREEK AT FRIENDSVILLE, MD

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 39°39'22.1", long 79°23'38.8", Garrett County, Hydrologic Unit 05020006,
   on right bank 0.2 mi downstream from bridge on Accident-Friendsville Road, 0.6 mi downstream
   from South Branch Bear Creek, 0.8 mi southeast of Friendsville, and 1.2 mi upstream from
   mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--48.9 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1964 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WDR MD-DE-94-1: 1993.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,550.83 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, 4,650 ft3/s, Sept. 14, 1971, gage height, 9.60 ft;
   minimum discharge 1.5 ft3/s, Sept. 12, 1966.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Maryland Department of
   Transportation, 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
  
1991-10-01  2026-05-18
2007-10-01  2026-05-18
2025-12-17  2026-05-18







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 23.5 05-18-2026   22:30 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 18 based on 61 water years of record more
Min
(1982)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 18		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2011)
16.0 23.5 42 72 137 154 1060

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.37 05-18-2026   22:30 EDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1552.23 05-18-2026   22:30 EDT
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