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 01646502 POTOMAC R (ADJUSTED) NR WASH, DC


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 11560 sq.mi.                           Datum is 37.95 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 02070008 at Latitude: 38:56:58N  Longitude: 077:07:40W
Station is in the state of MD (county code 031) and serviced by the MD office.
Channel slope is N.A. feet/mile
Stream length is N.A. miles
Mean basin elevation is N.A. feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: N.A.%     Lakes: N.A.%        Forests: N.A.%      Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is N.A. inches
Annual precipitation is N.A. inches
Precipitation intensity is N.A. inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is N.A. degrees Fahrenheit

This is a National Water Conditions station.
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Records same as those for 01646500 but with adjustment for actual diversions based on figures provided by public
   utilities and the Army Corps of Engineers.


Daily and longer averages for 58 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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