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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2008-03-17 2020-09-10
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2008-03-17 2010-08-19
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2008-03-17 2010-08-19
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2008-03-17 2010-08-19
Nutrient Water-quality 2008-03-17 2010-08-19
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1993-12-11 2024-03-20
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2008-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01482320 is associated with an Estuary in New Castle County, Delaware. Water data back to 1993 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01482320 n/a
Site name
RED LION CREEK NEAR DELAWARE CITY, DE n/a
Site type
Estuary
ES
DMS latitude 393618.72 n/a
DMS longitude 0753748.06 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.6052 n/a
Decimal longitude -75.6300167 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
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 SAINT GEORGES, DE n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 0.00 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .1 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 NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20110407 n/a
Drainage area
n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
Data-other GW files NYNNNNNN 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 2427C3700 n/a