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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Unit Values 2006-10-01 2015-05-04
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values 1997-09-30 2024-11-25
n/a Peak Measurements 2006-11-14 2016-09-30
n/a Site Visits 2007-06-26 2016-09-21
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01484085 is associated with a Tidal stream in Kent County, Delaware. Current conditions of Gage height are available. Water data back to 1997 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01484085 n/a
Site name
MURDERKILL RIVER AT BOWERS, DE n/a
Site type
Tidal stream
ST-TS
DMS latitude 390329.9 n/a
DMS longitude 0752351.4 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.05830556 n/a
Decimal longitude -75.3976111 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
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
Kent County 001
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map Frederica n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 0 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Broadkill-Smyrna 02040207
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
104 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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