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Continuous data

9 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-07-31

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1964-08-13 to 2026-07-29

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1964-08-18 to 2026-06-15

Discrete sample data

55 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1967-10-30 to 1973-10-01

58 Sampling activities

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1 data types available - data from 1964-08-13 to 2026-07-29

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01467042	n/a
Location name	Pennypack Creek at Pine Road, at Philadelphia, PA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	40.08973339892317	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-75.06905170053962	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Pennsylvania	42
State	Pennsylvania	42
County	Philadelphia County	101
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	79.5 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.06 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Delaware	02040202
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	37.9 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	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

Monitoring location Pennypack Creek at Pine Road, at Philadelphia, PA - USGS-01467042