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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01483500 LEIPSIC RIVER NEAR CHESWOLD, DE
LOCATION - Lat 39°13'58.3", long 75°37'56.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Kent County, DE, Hydrologic Unit 02040207, on left bank, 75 ft below county bridge, 0.4 mi downstream from confluence of Taylor and Pink Branches, 1.9 mi east of Kenton, and 2.6 mi northwest of Cheswold.
DRAINAGE AREA - 9.35 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1382: 1932-33, 1943-44(M), 1948-49(M), 1951(M). WSP 1432: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1931 to October 1933; April 1943 to September 1957. Annual maximums, water years 1958-75. February 2017 to January 2020 (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest stage gage. Datum of gage is 16.58 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. July 1931 to October 1933, nonrecording gage at bridge 75 ft upstream at different datum. April 1943 to August 1951, and October 1957 to September 1975, nonrecording gage at bridge 75 ft upstream from present site at present datum.
REMARKS - Water Year 2020: Records good.
Water Years 2018-2019: Records good, except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
Water Year 2017: Records good, no estimated discharges.
Prior years' accuracy statements can be found in Annual Water Data Reports.
U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station. Flow occasionally affected by crop irrigation upstream from station during summer months.
U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station. Flow occasionally affected by crop irrigation upstream from station during summer months.
