| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 2005-08-23 | 2005-08-23 |
| Information | Water-quality | 1978-07-03 | 2023-07-25 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1998-10-13 | 2023-11-13 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1972-02-01 | 2024-10-10 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1980-08-12 | 2023-11-13 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1980-08-12 | 2023-11-13 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1978-01-30 | 2023-09-13 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1980-08-12 | 2023-11-13 |
| Organics, PCBs | Water-quality | 1981-09-08 | 1981-09-08 |
| Organics, PFAS | Water-quality | 2022-11-08 | 2022-11-08 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1978-01-30 | 2009-07-17 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1981-09-08 | 2009-07-17 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1972-02-01 | 2024-11-26 |
| Sediment | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1980-08-12 | 2024-11-26 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1972-06-22 | 2021-09-01 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1971-02-14 | 2024-07-31 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01480870 is associated with a Stream in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Precipitation, and more are available. Water data back to 1971 are available online.
Flow regulated since November 1973 by Marsh Creek Reservoir (station 01480684), about 7.5 mi upstream. Select water-quality data collection discontinued during winter months since the 1981 water year.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
01480870 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown, PA | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 395807 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0754025 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 39.9687191 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -75.6732715 | 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 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
State
|
Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
County
|
Chester County | 029 |
| 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 | 195 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Interpolated from topographic map. | M |
| Altitude accuracy | 10 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 | NGVD29 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Brandywine-Christina | 02040205 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
89.9 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 | n/a |
