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The geodetic vertical elevation (gage datum) for this gage will be updated on 2/1/2025. See https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pennsylvania-water-science-center/updating-pennsylvania-streamgage-datums for more information.

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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1976-04-21 1978-09-20
Information Water-quality 1973-01-23 2018-05-09
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1972-06-14 1980-08-18
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1972-10-17 1980-07-22
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1972-10-17 1980-06-17
Microbiological Water-quality 1972-06-14 1979-04-24
Nutrient Water-quality 1972-06-14 1980-08-18
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1972-10-17 1978-06-21
Organics, other Water-quality 1972-08-22 1980-08-18
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1972-10-17 1978-06-21
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1965-05-01 2024-11-21
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1972-10-17 1976-05-31
n/a Peak Measurements 1965-07-05 2023-07-10
n/a Site Visits 1965-05-05 2024-09-10
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01470960 is associated with a Stream in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1965 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01470960 n/a
Site name
Tulpehocken Cr at Blue Marsh Damsite near Reading n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 402214 n/a
DMS longitude 0760132 n/a
Decimal latitude 40.3706482 n/a
Decimal longitude -76.0252159 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 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Pennsylvania 42
State
Pennsylvania 42
County
Berks County 011
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 230.06 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Schuylkill 02040203
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 196505 n/a
Drainage area
175 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 175 square miles 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 n/a

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