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Water-Year Summary for Site 01591000

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00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01591000 PATUXENT RIVER NEAR UNITY, MD
LOCATION - Lat 39°14'17.7", long 77°03'20.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Montgomery County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02060006, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 97, 0.6 mi upstream from Cattail Creek, 0.8 mi upstream from Triadelphia Reservoir, 1.1 mi northeast of Unity, and 97 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 34.8 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1111: 1947. WSP 1432: 1948. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site_no=01591000: 2013.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1944 to current year.
GAGE - Water stage recorder, crest-stage gage and concrete control. Datum of gage is 364.04 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Aug. 14, 1946, non-recording gage at same site and gage datum.
REMARKS -
  • Water Years 2017-2022: Records good, except those above 500 ft³/s, which are fair, and those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Years 2014-2016: Records good, except those above 500 ft³/s, which are fair, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Year 2013 and prior years' accuracy statements can be found in Annual Water Data Reports.

    • U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.