Frankford Creek at Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA - 01467087
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Frankford Creek at Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA - 01467087
Subscribe to WaterAlert February 23, 2025 - March 2, 2025
Gage height, feet
1.51 ft - Mar 02, 2025 03:00:00 AM EST
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
1.51 ft
Provisional
Mar 02, 2025
03:00:00 AM EST
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1.51 ft
Provisional
Mar 02, 2025
03:00:00 AM EST
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Available data
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
17 data types available - data from 1990-10-19 to 2025-03-02
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-03-02
Gage height, feet EXPERIMENTAL DATA, [NAVD88 RQ30]
2022-03-01 - 2024-07-10
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1990-10-19 - 2025-03-02
Discharge, cubic feet per second EXPERIMENTAL DATA, [Ensemble (average) of methods]
2022-03-01 - 2024-07-10
Discharge, cubic feet per second EXPERIMENTAL DATA, [PC Method-learned]
2022-03-01 - 2024-07-10
Discharge, cubic feet per second EXPERIMENTAL DATA, [PC Method]
2022-03-01 - 2024-07-10
Discharge, cubic feet per second EXPERIMENTAL DATA, [Surface Velocity Radar-learned]
2022-03-01 - 2024-07-10
Discharge, cubic feet per second EXPERIMENTAL DATA, [Surface Velocity Radar]
2022-03-01 - 2024-07-10
Barometric pressure (BP), uncorrected, pounds per square inch
2022-03-01 - 2025-03-02
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
2024-11-02 - 2025-02-18
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation
2024-11-02 - 2025-02-18
pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
2024-11-02 - 2025-02-18
Photosynthetically active radiation (average flux density on a horizontal surface during measurement interval), micromoles of photons per square meter per second
2024-11-02 - 2025-03-02
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
2018-10-01 - 2025-02-18
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
2018-10-01 - 2025-02-18
Water velocity reading from field sensor, feet per second EXPERIMENTAL DATA, [Surface Velocity Radar learned]
2022-03-01 - 2024-07-10
Water velocity reading from field sensor, feet per second EXPERIMENTAL DATA, [Surface Velocity Radar]
2022-03-01 - 2024-07-10
Daily data
4 data types available - data from 1982-07-01 to 2025-03-01
Field measurements - Coming soon
0 data types available
Discrete sample data
0 observed properties (data types) available
- Monitoring Location
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5 km
3 mi
Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1925-09-24 | 1973-09-26 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1925-09-24 | 2021-09-07 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Unit Values, Water-quality | 1925-09-24 | 2025-02-18 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1925-09-24 | 2021-09-07 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1925-09-24 | 1976-08-24 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1975-11-05 | 1976-08-24 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1925-09-24 | 2025-03-02 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1982-07-28 | 2019-08-07 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1982-05-26 | 2024-12-06 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2022-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01467087 is associated with a Stream in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Barometric pressure (BP), Discharge, Gage height, and more are available. Water data back to 1925 are available online.
Calibration of specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and pH instrumentation is conducted exclusively by Philadelphia Water Department personnel with USGS oversight. Erroneous or missing data, resulting from instrument malfunction, are not the responsibility of USGS.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
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Agency
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U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
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01467087 | n/a |
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Site name
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Frankford Creek at Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA | n/a |
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Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 400057 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0750550 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 40.0159454 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -75.0968411 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from MAP. | M |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. | S |
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Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
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Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
State
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Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
County
|
Philadelphia County | 101 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | FRANKFORD | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 4000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 16.56 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | 0.1 feet | n/a |
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Altitude datum
|
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 | NGVD29 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Lower Delaware | 02040202 |
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Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
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n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
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30.4 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | EST | n/a |
|
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
Y | n/a |
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Data reliability
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n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | NNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
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n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
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n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |
