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Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin Library
Entry ID:
EARTH_LAND_ICPRB_HYDRO_POTOMAC
Summary
Abstract:
The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) Library
contains 4750 entries, including a variety of data on the Potomac River and its tributaries in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania. The impact of the Potomac River on the Chesapeake Bay is one of the areas highlighted. Data includes the history of the hydrology, hydrography, plant life in the river, fish, crustaceans, insects, waterfowl, and other animal species. Data on floods, water flow, fish catches, and sedimentation goes back to the nineteenth century. The contents of the library are computer indexed. Geographic Coverage
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1832-01-01
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Publications/References
Potomac Basin Reporter, published ten times a year by the ICPRB, reports
major news about the river basin, including monthly flow statistics and municipal diversion statistics. It contains news of new data. 
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date:
2005-08-09
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