# //UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY       http://water.usgs.gov/
# //NATIONAL WATER INFORMATION SYSTEM     http://water.usgs.gov/data.html
# //DATA ARE PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL PUBLISHED BY USGS
# //RETRIEVED: 2026-09-02 19:35:01
# //WARNING
# //WARNING The stage-discharge rating provided in this file should be
# //WARNING considered provisional and subject to change. Stage-discharge
# //WARNING ratings change over time as the channel features that control
# //WARNING the relation between stage and discharge vary. Users are
# //WARNING cautioned to consider carefully the applicability of this
# //WARNING rating before using it for decisions that concern personal or
# //WARNING public safety or operational consequences.
# //FILE TYPE="NWIS RATING" 
# //DATABASE NUMBER=01 DESCRIPTION=" Standard data base for this site."
# //STATION AGENCY="USGS " NUMBER="01583570       " TIME_ZONE="EST" DST_FLAG=Y
# //STATION NAME="POND BRANCH AT OREGON RIDGE, MD"
# //LABEL="Discharge (ft^3/s)"
# //PARAMETER CODE="00060"
# //RATING SHIFTED="20260902193501 EST"
# //RATING ID="5.0" TYPE="STGQ" NAME="stage-discharge" AGING=????
# //RATING REMARKS="Low end adjustment based on measurements 339-340"
# //RATING EXPANSION="logarithmic"
# //RATING OFFSET1=8.000000E-01
# //RATING_INDEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Gage height (ft)"
# //RATING_DEP ROUNDING="????" PARAMETER="Discharge (ft^3/s)"
# //RATING_DATETIME BEGIN=20260614205000 BZONE=-05:00 END=-------------- EZONE=--- AGING=Working
# //RATING_DATETIME COMMENT="Change to low end based on measurements 339-340"
# //SHIFT_PREV BEGIN="20260902093455" BZONE="-05:00" END="--------------" EZONE="---"
# //SHIFT_PREV STAGE1="1.08" SHIFT1="-0.03" STAGE2="1.25" SHIFT2="-0.03" STAGE3="1.60" SHIFT3="0.00"
# //SHIFT_PREV COMMENT="Meas 341-342 - radar does not seem to acknowledge change at control clearing... its only -0.01 ft"
# //SHIFT_NEXT BEGIN="--------------" BZONE="---" END="--------------" EZONE="---"
# //SHIFT_NEXT STAGE1="---" SHIFT1="---" STAGE2="---" SHIFT2="---" STAGE3="---" SHIFT3="---"
# //SHIFT_NEXT COMMENT=" "
INDEP	SHIFT	DEP	STOR
16N	16N	16N	1S
0.93	-0.03	0.00	
0.94	-0.04	0.00	
0.95	-0.05	0.00	
0.96	-0.06	0.00	*
0.97	-0.07	0.00	
0.98	-0.08	0.00	
0.99	-0.09	0.00	
1.00	-0.10	0.00	*
1.01	-0.11	0.00	
1.02	-0.12	0.00	
1.03	-0.13	0.00	
1.04	-0.14	0.00	
1.05	-0.15	0.00	*
1.06	-0.03	0.01	
1.07	-0.04	0.01	
1.08	-0.05	0.01	
1.09	-0.06	0.01	
1.10	-0.07	0.01	
1.11	-0.08	0.01	*
1.12	-0.03	0.02	
1.13	-0.04	0.02	
1.14	-0.05	0.02	*
1.15	-0.03	0.03	
1.16	-0.04	0.03	
1.17	-0.05	0.03	
1.18	-0.03	0.04	
1.19	-0.03	0.05	
1.20	-0.03	0.06	
1.21	-0.04	0.06	*
1.22	-0.03	0.08	
1.23	-0.03	0.09	
1.24	-0.03	0.10	
1.25	-0.03	0.11	
1.26	-0.03	0.13	
1.27	-0.03	0.14	*
1.28	-0.02	0.16	
1.29	-0.03	0.18	
1.30	-0.02	0.20	
1.31	-0.02	0.22	
1.32	-0.03	0.24	*
1.33	-0.02	0.27	
1.34	-0.02	0.30	
1.35	-0.02	0.33	
1.36	-0.02	0.35	
1.37	-0.02	0.39	
1.38	-0.02	0.42	
1.39	-0.02	0.46	
1.40	-0.02	0.49	*
1.41	-0.01	0.54	
1.42	-0.02	0.58	
1.43	-0.01	0.62	
1.44	-0.01	0.67	
1.45	-0.01	0.72	
1.46	-0.01	0.78	
1.47	-0.01	0.83	
1.48	-0.01	0.89	
1.49	-0.01	0.96	
1.50	-0.01	1.03	
1.51	-0.01	1.10	
1.52	-0.01	1.17	
1.53	-0.01	1.25	
1.54	0.00	1.33	
1.55	0.00	1.42	*
1.56	0.00	1.51	
1.57	0.00	1.61	
1.58	0.00	1.71	
1.59	0.00	1.82	
1.60	0.00	1.94	
1.61	0.00	2.05	
1.62	0.00	2.17	
1.63	0.00	2.29	
1.64	0.00	2.42	
1.65	0.00	2.55	*
1.66	0.00	2.69	
1.67	0.00	2.84	
1.68	0.00	3.00	
1.69	0.00	3.16	
1.70	0.00	3.34	
1.71	0.00	3.51	
1.72	0.00	3.70	
1.73	0.00	3.89	
1.74	0.00	4.09	
1.75	0.00	4.30	*
1.76	0.00	4.58	
1.77	0.00	4.88	
1.78	0.00	5.20	
1.79	0.00	5.53	
1.80	0.00	5.88	
1.81	0.00	6.25	
1.82	0.00	6.64	
1.83	0.00	7.05	
1.84	0.00	7.47	
1.85	0.00	7.92	
1.86	0.00	8.40	
1.87	0.00	8.89	
1.88	0.00	9.41	
1.89	0.00	9.96	
1.90	0.00	10.53	
1.91	0.00	11.13	
1.92	0.00	11.75	
1.93	0.00	12.41	
1.94	0.00	13.09	
1.95	0.00	13.81	
1.96	0.00	14.56	
1.97	0.00	15.34	
1.98	0.00	16.16	
1.99	0.00	17.02	
2.00	0.00	17.91	
2.01	0.00	18.84	
2.02	0.00	19.81	
2.03	0.00	20.82	
2.04	0.00	21.88	
2.05	0.00	22.98	
2.06	0.00	24.13	
2.07	0.00	25.32	
2.08	0.00	26.56	
2.09	0.00	27.85	
2.10	0.00	29.20	*
2.11	0.00	30.51	
2.12	0.00	31.86	
2.13	0.00	33.27	
2.14	0.00	34.72	
2.15	0.00	36.23	
2.16	0.00	37.79	
2.17	0.00	39.41	
2.18	0.00	41.08	
2.19	0.00	42.81	
2.20	0.00	44.61	
2.21	0.00	46.46	
2.22	0.00	48.37	
2.23	0.00	50.35	
2.24	0.00	52.40	*