USGS 01651800 WATTS BRANCH AT WASHINGTON, DC

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 38°54'04.6", long 76°56'35.8", Washington DC, Hydrologic Unit 02070010,
   at upstream side of Minnesota Ave. bridge, and 1.0 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 3.36 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1992 to current year.
PERIOD OF RECORD (WATER QUALITY).--January 2013 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY (SURFACE WATER).--https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site_no=01651800: 2008-2018
REVISIONS HISTORY (WATER QUALITY).--https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site_no=01651800: 2015
GAGE.-Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 10.73 ft above North American 
   Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). June 1992 to Sept. 30, 2007, at site 210 ft upstream at gage datum 
   5.00 ft higher (15.73 ft above NAVD88). October 1, 2007 to September 30, 2008 at site 10 ft upstream at 
   gage datum 5.00 ft higher (15.73 ft above NAVD88). October 1, 2008 to June 13, 2016, at site 10 ft
   upstream at current gage datum. June 13, 2016 to current year, at current location and gage datum.
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey water-data telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,220 ft3/s, June 26, 2006, gage height, 8.85 ft;
   maximum gage height, 11.19 ft, Sept. 10, 2020, at current location and gage datum;
   minimum discharge, 0.01 ft3/s, July 27-29, August 1, 2, 4, 5, 8-11, 2011.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the District of Columbia Department of 
   the Environment, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
   Funding for the water-quality at this station is provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
   Chesapeake Bay Program Office (USEPA/CBPO) in collaboration with the District of Columbia Department of the 
   Environment, and the U.S. Geological Survey.


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