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Water-Year Summary for Site 01578310

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Water year 2021: 2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2021
01578310 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT CONOWINGO, MD
LOCATION - Lat 39°39'28.4", long 76°10'28.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Harford County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02050306, 1.0 mi southwest of Conowingo, and 9.9 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 27,100 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1967 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4.16 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS -
  • Water Years 2019-2021: Records fair, except those for estimated discharges, which are poor. Maximum discharge, 326,000 ft³ /s, Sept. 2, gage height, 24.29 ft, was independent of the same peak discharge that occurred Dec. 26, at the same gage height.
  • Water Year 2018: Records fair, except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Year 2017: Records fair, no estimated discharges.
  • Water Years 2014-2016: Records fair, no estimated daily discharges.
  • Water Year 2013 and prior years' accuracy statements can be found in Annual Water Data Reports.

    • Flow regulated by Conowingo Reservoir beginning October 1928, usable capacity, 55,070,000,000 gal; dead storage, 45,290,000,000 gal. Records do not include a small infrequent diversion upstream from station to augment municipal supply of city of Baltimore. Records of diversion available from Baltimore City Department of Public Works. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.