LOCATION.--Lat 39°14'39.5", long 75°35'18.2", Kent County, DE, Hydrologic Unit 02040207,
located at northeast shore, near fish ladder and spillway, at upstream side of bridge
on State Route 13, 1.5 mi northeast of Cheswold.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 2015 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 0.00 ft above North
American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS.--Elevation of lake can be controlled by lift boards. U.S. Geological Survey
satellite data-collection platform at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum elevation, 7.97 ft, Oct. 12, 2018; minimum
elevation, 5.01 ft, Sept. 7, 2015.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by Delaware Geological
Survey and the Delaware Department of Transportation.
Elevation of spillway is 4.78 ft. NAVD88