USGS Water-Year Summary 2022
01651827 ANACOSTIA RIVER NEAR BUZZARD POINT AT WASHINGTON, DC
LOCATION - Lat 38°51'54.6", long 77°00'37.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Washington, DC, Hydrologic Unit 02070010, Station is located on the fixed deck and floating pier of the Matthew Henson Earth Conservation Corps facility at 2000 Half St SW, Washington, DC 20024. The station is on the northwest (right) bank, approximately 0.6 mi upstream from the confluence with the Potomac River.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2019 to November 2021 (gage height record only), November 2021 to present (stage and discharge).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and velocity meter. Datum of gage is 0.00 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum recorded elevation, 5.55 ft, October 29, 2021; minimum recorded elevation, -3.29 ft, May 1, 2021. Maximum discharge 11,500 cfs, July 9, 2022. Minimum discharge -10,100 cfs, December 23, 2022.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: March 2019 -Present
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: March 2019 -Present
TURBIDITY: March 2019 -Present
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Minimum:0.1°C on 2022-01-31 at 14:00:00 (UTC -05:00) ; Maximum: 33°C, July 12, 2020.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Max Inst value was 2160 on 2021-02-16 at 06:15:00 (UTC -05:00) ; Min Inst value was 62 on 2021-02-26 at 22:00:00 (UTC -05:00)
TURBIDITY: Minimum 1.4 FNU, Multiple occurrences, first occurrence on May 26, 2019; Maximum 257 FNU, August 11, 2020.
INSTRUMENTATION - YSI EXO3 multi-parameter water quality monitor with integrated wiper, specific conductance/temperature probe, EXO turbidity probe. CR1000 datalogger.