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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.

Important Legacy real-time page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2019-11-21 2021-12-03
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Unit Values, Water-quality 2018-10-01 2024-11-21
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2019-11-21 2021-12-03
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2019-11-21 2021-12-03
Nutrient Water-quality 2019-11-21 2021-12-03
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2005-10-18 2024-11-21
n/a Peak Measurements 2006-08-29 2022-09-06
n/a Site Visits 2005-10-19 2024-07-30
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01475548 is associated with a Stream in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Discharge, Dissolved oxygen, Gage height, and more are available. Water data back to 2005 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01475548 n/a
Site name
Cobbs Creek at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 395558.03 n/a
DMS longitude 0751415.49 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.9327861 n/a
Decimal longitude -75.2376361 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). H
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Pennsylvania 42
State
Pennsylvania 42
County
Delaware County 045
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map Philadelphia n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 20 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 10 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Lower Delaware 02040202
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNYNNNNNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20050831 n/a
Drainage area
19.9 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files 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 00360 n/a

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