USGS Water-Year Summary 2022
01651000 NORTHWEST BRANCH ANACOSTIA RIVER NEAR HYATTSVILLE, MD
LOCATION - Lat 38°57'09.2", long 76°57'54.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Prince George's County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02070010, on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on Queens Chapel Road (State Highway 500), 0.8 mi downstream from Sligo Branch, 1.0 mi west of Hyattsville, and 1.6 mi upstream from confluence with Northeast Branch.
DRAINAGE AREA - 49.4 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WSP
971: 1942(M).
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site_no=01651000: 2018.
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv/?site_no=01651000: 2013-2020.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1938 to current year. Monthly discharge only for July 1938 published in WSP 1302.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 16.35 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Oct. 22, 1938, nonrecording gage; Oct. 22, 1938 to Sept. 17, 1951, water-stage recorder; Sept. 17, 1951 to Aug. 29, 1952, nonrecording gage and crest-stage gage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - TEMPERATURE: January, 2004 - July 2010, September 2015 - present.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: January, 2004 - July 2010, September 2015 - present.
TURBIDITY: January, 2004 - July 2010, September 2015 - present.
DISCONTINUED PARAMETERS:
PH: January, 2004 - July 2010.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: January, 2004 - July 2010.
INSTRUMENTATION - YSI EXO 3 Multi-parameter water-quality monitor is on site that records temperature (C), specific conductance, and turbidity at 15 minute intervals.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
TEMPERATURE: Minimum: -0.2 °C, Multiple days throughout period of record ; Maximum: 32.1 °C, July 21, 2019.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Minimum: 49 microsiemens/cm, September 10, 2020 ; Maximum 14,000 microsiemens/cm, January 28, 2009.
TURBIDITY EXO: Minimum 0.8 FNU, June, 23 2021 ; Maximum 943 on 2021-08-20 at 08:15:00 (UTC -05:00)
DISCONTINUED PARAMETERS:
PH: Minimum: 6.5 standard units, May 26, 2009; Maximum 9.5 standard units, February 27, 2008.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Minimum 1.6, May 14, 2004; Maximum 19.3 mg/L, April 17, 2005. TURBIDITY (6-series): Minimum 0.0 NTU, Multiple days throughout period of record ; Maximum* 985 NTU, July 29, 2017. *Maximum uncorrected Turbidity value which does not exceed our calibration standard limits.