USGS Current Conditions for USGS 01650800 SLIGO CREEK NEAR TAKOMA PARK, MD

USGS 01650800 SLIGO CREEK NEAR TAKOMA PARK, MD

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 38°59'10.4", long 77°00'17.5", Montgomery County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02070010, 
   0.5 mi northwest of Takoma Park, 0.7 mi upstream from confluence with Long Branch, 2.0 mi upstream
   from mouth. 
DRAINAGE AREA.--6.45 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2008 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, crest-stage gage and concrete control. Datum of gage is 161.27 ft above 
   North American Vertical Datum of 1988. 
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 3,250 ft³/s, Sept. 10, 2020, gage height, 6.87 ft;
   minimum discharge, 0.10 ft³/s, Sept. 11, 2015, as a result of regulation upstream from station.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Montgomery County 
   Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Geological Survey.

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This station managed by the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Baltimore office.

Available Parameters	Period of Record
All 13 Available Parameters for this site
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)	2013-03-23	2024-12-01
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean), behind low head dam [Discontinued]	2012-06-28	2013-04-15
00060 Discharge(Mean)	2008-10-01	2024-12-01
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)	2013-03-23	2024-12-01
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Mean,Max.,Min.), behind low head dam [Discontinued]	2012-06-28	2013-04-15
00300 Dissolved oxygen(Min.,Max.,Mean)	2013-03-23	2024-12-01
00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean), behind low head dam [Discontinued]	2012-06-28	2013-04-15
00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)	2013-03-23	2024-12-01
00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.), behind low head dam [Discontinued]	2012-06-28	2013-04-15
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Mean,Min.)	2019-07-11	2024-12-01
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.) [TS087, Discontinued]	2013-03-23	2019-07-09
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Mean,Min.) [YS087, Discontinued]	2013-03-23	2019-07-09
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Mean,Min.,Max.), behind low head dam [Discontinued]	2012-06-28	2013-04-15

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Summary of all available data for this site
Instantaneous-data availability statement

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius