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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00060 Discharge(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01608070 SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR MOOREFIELD, WV
LOCATION - Lat 39°06'14.1", long 78°57'33.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Hardy County, WV, Hydrologic Unit 02070001, gage is located on the upstream side of the US-220 bridge, downstream 2.8 miles from the confluence of South Fork South Branch Potomac River and South Branch Potomac River. 
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,216 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2006: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1993 to September 2002 (daily discharge and peaks), October 2002 to September 2006 (annual maximum gage height), October 2019 to current year (stage only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.15 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 25.04 ft, Sept. 7, 1996.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - May to November 2005 (discontinued)).
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor May to November 2005.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 316 microsiemens, Oct. 7, 2005; minimum recorded, 149 microsiemens, Nov. 30, 2005. pH: Maximum recorded, 9.0 units, Oct. 18, 19, Nov. 15, 2005; minimum recorded, 7.3 units, Sept. 26, 2005. WATER TEMPERATURES: Maximum recorded, 29.8°C, Aug. 4, 2005; minimum recorded, 1.6°C, Nov. 26, 2005.