By the Numbers: 51 billion

The average amount of river water, in gallons, that flows into the Chesapeake Bay each day

By Catherine Krikstan |
The U.S. Geological Survey measures river flow in order to forecast floods, spot low-flow conditions and estimate the amount of pollution running from the land into the water.

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