212 



THE HYDROGRAPHY OF PRINCE GEORGE S COUNTY 



Sec.-lt. 

 5,000 



4,000 



3,000 



2,000 



1,000 





 6,000 

 4,000 

 3,000 

 2,000 

 1,000 







6,000 

 4,000 

 3,000 

 2,000 



1,000 

 



Fig. 3. — Diagram showing discharge 

 From 20th Annual Report of U. S 



of Patuxent River at Laurel, ]8!l6-18ilS. 

 , Geological Survey, Part IV, page 116. 



WESTERN BRANCH OF PATUXENT RIVER. 



This stream lies wholly within the boundaries of Prince George's 

 County, and drains an area of lOS square miles. Its headwaters lie 

 to the northeast of the District of Columbia in the northern part of 

 the county; thence the stream flows southeasterly receiving Colling- 

 ton Branch from the east and Charles Branch from the west and 

 empties into Patuxent River near the middle of the eastern boundary 

 of the county. It drains a hilly and sandy countr3^ Below West- 

 phalia the banks are low and subject to overflow. jSTo water power 

 has been reported on the stream and no discharge measurements 

 have been made. 



