HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 01586500 NB PATAPSCO R NR REISTERSTOWN, MD


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 91.0 sq.mi.                            Datum is 344.35 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 02060003 at Latitude: 39:26:31N  Longitude: 076:53:14W
Station is in the state of MD (county code 005) and serviced by the MD office.
Channel slope is 16.70 feet/mile
Stream length is 22.20 miles
Mean basin elevation is 702.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 0.05%     Lakes: N.A.%        Forests: 35.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is 3.30 inches
Annual precipitation is 44.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 3.20 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 25.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   In 1929, several missing data values were assigned average monthly discharge values estimated from discharge at
   nearby streams.


Daily and longer averages for 26 water years are acceptable (all years except partial years).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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