Storm Station

At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
01579920
Latitude
39.64064 N
Longitude
76.52758 W
Elevation
-
Rank
-
Precipitation in the gauge's latest reading
0in

On the radar over Little Deer Creek Reservoir near ShawsvilleReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 33 instruments in Maryland stand at one.

Station charts

Little Deer Creek Reservoir near Shawsville Report

Rank
-
Days reported, 30 days
0 of 30
Time to reach Storm Station
28 min9 in 10 within 28 min
Chart of the 702 ranked stations in Maryland on Oct 6 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 2; 10 to 19 per cent, 29; 20 to 29 per cent, 18; 30 to 39 per cent, 18; 40 to 49 per cent, 33; 50 to 59 per cent, 59; 60 to 69 per cent, 128; 70 to 79 per cent, 35; 80 to 89 per cent, 48; 90 to 99 per cent, 206; 100 per cent, 126.WHERE IT RANKS IN MARYLAND, Oct 6PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9210 to 192920 to 291830 to 391840 to 493350 to 595960 to 6912870 to 793580 to 894890 to 99206100126STATIONS, LOG SCALE
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%126
90 to 99%206
80 to 89%48
70 to 79%35
60 to 69%128
50 to 59%59
40 to 49%33
30 to 39%18
20 to 29%18
10 to 19%29
0 to 9%2

Station report

Little Deer Creek Reservoir near Shawsville, in 2 sheets

Drawn from the register, in the manner of the Field Book, and opened beside the plates that explain each part of it.

1The sun

Contents

On Oct 6 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 39.64 N, and the day is 11 h 25 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Little Deer Creek Reservoir near Shawsville, angles true: on Oct 6 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 25 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 01579920FIG. E THE SUN AT LITTLE DEER CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR SHAWSVILLEELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 6, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 25 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.64 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -5.3°TITLELittle Deer Creek Reservoir near Shawsville, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP 01579920TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 1 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-01579920-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

From the Field Book

2The instrument

Contents

A data collection platform. Its sensors, as its network builds them.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Little Deer Creek Reservoir near Shawsville, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: no reading in the last day.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 01579920FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITE-AIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLELittle Deer Creek Reservoir near Shawsville, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP 01579920TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVFROM THE REGISTER SHEET 2 of 2DATE2026-10-06IDSR-01579920-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

From the Field Book

The instrumentWhat an instrument is FB-INS-001

What it seesMoon and tides FB-CLK-003Hurricane FB-EVT-043Nor'easter FB-EVT-066Flash flood FB-EVT-100Coastal flood FB-EVT-105

Near Little Deer Creek Reservoir near Shawsville

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