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LOCATION.--Lat 39°31'11.8", long 76°22'22.7", Harford County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 02060003, on left bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 1, 0.1 mi upstream from Heavenly Waters, 1.2 mi northeast of Benson, 1.8 mi southwest of Bel Air, and 10.5 mi upstream from mouth. DRAINAGE AREA.--34.8 mi². PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1967 to current year. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 188.28 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station. Water-quality records for some prior periods have been collected at this location. EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 7,600 ft³/s, June 22, 1972, gage height, 11.60 ft; minimum discharge, 0.34 ft³/s, Aug. 22, 23, 2002. COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Maryland Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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