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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01589500 SAWMILL CREEK AT GLEN BURNIE, MD
LOCATION - Lat 39°10'12.0", long 76°37'50.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Anne Arundel County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02060003, on left bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 648, 0.25 mi southeast of Interstate Highway 97, and 0.5 mi northwest of Glen Burnie.
DRAINAGE AREA - 4.97 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MD-DE-89-1: 1984-88.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1944 to September 1952. Annual maximum, water years 1965-70. September 1983 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage and concrete control. Datum of gage is 25.28 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, from digital elevation model.
REMARKS - Water Years 2019-2023: Records good, except those above 75 ft³/s, which are poor.
Water Year 2018: Records good, except those above 400 ft³/s, which are poor.
Water Year 2017: Records good, except those above 400 ft³/s, and those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
Water Years 2014-2016: Records good, except those above 400 ft³/s, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Water Year 2013 and prior years' accuracy statements can be found in Annual Water Data Reports.
Low flow affected by groundwater diversions from Anne Arundel County municipal well fields upstream from station; spring and summer periods affected by discharge and withdrawal from unknown source. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.
Low flow affected by groundwater diversions from Anne Arundel County municipal well fields upstream from station; spring and summer periods affected by discharge and withdrawal from unknown source. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of August 1933 reached a stage of about 4 ft.
