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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2004-06-15 2004-06-16
Information Water-quality 1981-10-22 2004-06-16
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1990-11-07 1991-10-23
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1974-03-15 2004-06-15
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1990-11-07 1991-10-23
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1990-11-07 1991-10-23
Nutrient Water-quality 1990-11-07 2004-06-15
Organics, other Water-quality 1990-11-07 2004-06-15
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1990-11-07 1991-10-23
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1958-05-01 2024-11-22
Sediment Water-quality 2004-06-15 2004-06-15
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 2021-09-30 2021-09-30
n/a Peak Measurements 1958-08-25 2023-07-16
n/a Site Visits 1958-05-08 2024-11-07
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01484100 is associated with a Stream in Kent County, Delaware. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Specific conductance, and more are available. Water data back to 1958 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01484100 n/a
Site name
BEAVERDAM BRANCH AT HOUSTON, DE n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 385420.8 n/a
DMS longitude 0753045.9 n/a
Decimal latitude 38.90577778 n/a
Decimal longitude -75.51275 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
Kent County 001
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 34.87 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model N
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 YYNNYNYNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
3.02 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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