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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1998-01-12 1998-01-12
Information Water-quality 1998-01-12 1998-01-12
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1998-01-12 1998-01-12
Nutrient Water-quality 1998-01-12 1998-01-12
Organics, other Water-quality 1998-01-12 1998-01-12
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1988-10-01 2024-11-28
n/a Peak Measurements 1989-07-05 2023-06-27
n/a Site Visits 1988-06-28 2024-11-25
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01480015 is associated with a Stream in New Castle County, Delaware. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1988 are available online.

LOCATION.-- On right bank at downstream side of westbound lane of bridge on State Highway 4, near Stanton, and 0.9 mi upstream from mouth. PERIOD OF RECORD.-- October 1988 to current year. GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is -1.15 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and 0.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. REMARKS.-- Records adjusted for inflow from June 1994 to September 2011. Low flows augmented at times by inflow from Hoopes Reservoir located 5.7 mi upstream from gage on unnamed tributary to Red Clay Creek, capacity 2,000,000,000 gal. Water from Brandywine Creek is pumped into Hoopes Reservoir and is then released into Red Clay Creek during periods of low flow. Water from Red Clay Creek is used for municipal supply.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01480015 n/a
Site name
RED CLAY CREEK NEAR STANTON, DE n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 394256.7 n/a
DMS longitude 0753823.8 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.71575 n/a
Decimal longitude -75.6399444 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Maryland 24
State
Delaware 10
County
New Castle County 003
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface -1.15 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .07 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Brandywine-Christina 02040205
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNYNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
52.4 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NNNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number 441000100 n/a

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