USGS Surface Water for USA: Peak Streamflow

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Peak Streamflow for the Nation

USGS 01657322 POPES HEAD CREEK TRIB NEAR FAIRFAX STATION, VA

Fairfax County, Virginia

Hydrologic Unit Code 02070010

Latitude 38°47'52.8", Longitude 77°20'58.9" NAD83

Drainage area 0.95 square miles

Gage datum 220.1 feet above NAVD88

Water Year	Date	Gage Height (feet)	Stream- flow (cfs)
2008	2008-05-11	28.78	1,200^C
2009	2009	28.26^4,Bm	908^4,Bm,C
2010	2010-05-23	26.43	245^C
2011	2011-09-08	28.41	986^C

Peak Gage-Height Qualification Codes.

Peak Streamflow Qualification Codes.

4 -- Discharge less than indicated value, which is Minimum Recordable Discharge at this site
Bm -- Month of occurrence is unknown or not exact
C -- All or part of the record affected by Urbanization, Mining, Agricultural changes, Channelization, or other

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: 2025-01-05 02:49:32 EST
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