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Water-Year Summary for Site 01493500

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00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01493500 MORGAN CREEK NEAR KENNEDYVILLE, MD
LOCATION - Lat 39°16'48.1", long 76°00'52.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Kent County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02060002, on right bank 200 feet upstream from highway bridge, 2.0 mi southwest of Kennedyville, and 4.5 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 12.7 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -

WSP 1552: 1952, 1953(P), 1954(M), 1955, 1956-57(M). WDR MD-DE-76-1: Drainage area. WDR MD-DE-79-1: 1961(M). WDR MD-DE-80-1: 1976(P).

Revisions: Discharge for the period Sept. 6, 2023, to Oct. 10, 2023, was revised on Sept. 18, 2024, based on changes to the shifting that effected the stage-discharge rating.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1951 to September 2005, October 2006 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, concrete control, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 0.97 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS -
  • Water Years 2017-2023: Records fair, except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Years 2014-2016: Records fair, except those for estimated daily discharges, and those above 600 ft³/s, which are poor.
  • Water Year 2013 and prior years' accuracy statements can be found in Annual Water Data Reports.

  • U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station. Flow occasionally affected by crop irrigation upstream from station during summer months.