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Water-Year Summary for Site 01653600

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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
01653600 PISCATAWAY CREEK AT PISCATAWAY, MD
LOCATION - Lat 38°42'20.8", long 76°57'58.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Prince George's County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02070010, at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 223, at Piscataway, 0.4 mi upstream from Tinker Creek, and 4.8 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 39.5 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site_no=01653600: 2007-2014

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site_no=01653600: 2021

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1965 to September 2005. October 2006 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 7.63 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to April 28, 2016, gage located on left bank, 75 ft downstream at same gage datum.
REMARKS -
  • Water Year 2022: Records fair, except those above 1,200 cfs and those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Years 2017-2021: Records good, except those above 1,200 ft³/s, and those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Years 2015-2016: Records good, except those above 1,200 ft³/s, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
  • Water Year 2014: Records good, except those above 1,200 ft³/s, which are fair, and those for the period Aug. 13 to Sept. 23, 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.

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