USGS Surface Water for USA: Peak Streamflow

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Peak Streamflow for the Nation

USGS 01495500 LITTLE ELK CREEK AT CHILDS, MD

Cecil County, Maryland

Hydrologic Unit Code 02060002

Latitude 39°38'30", Longitude 75°52'00" NAD27

Drainage area 26.80 square miles

Gage datum 66.72 feet above NGVD29

Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
1949	1949-07-13	4.19	1,120
1950	1950-08-03	5.24	1,700
1951	1951-07-05	5.05	1,540
1952	1952-09-01	6.36	2,420
1953	1953-01-24	5.05	1,600
1954	1953-12-14	4.49	1,280
1955	1955-08-12	8.37	5,400
1956	1956-07-21	4.95	1,520
1957	1957-09-10	5.48	1,890
1958	1958-02-27	5.10	1,620
1989	1989-07-05	6.10	2,370⁷
1999	1999-09-16	11.19	8,700⁷

Peak Streamflow Qualification Codes.

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
Title: Surface Water for USA: Peak Streamflow
URL: https://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/peak?

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Page Last Modified: 2025-01-24 03:22:22 EST
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