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Continuous data

8 data types available - data from 2005-10-18 to 2026-08-05

Daily data

6 data types available - data from 2005-10-18 to 2026-08-04

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 2005-10-19 to 2026-07-28

Discrete sample data

51 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2019-11-21 to 2021-12-03

3 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - with data from 2006-08-29 to 2022-09-06

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5 data types available - data from 2005-10-18 to 2026-08-04

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01475548	n/a
Location name	Cobbs Creek at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.932786111111106	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-75.23763611111112	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Global positioning system (GPS), Standard Positioning Service (SPS) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	H
District	Pennsylvania	42
State	Pennsylvania	42
County	Delaware County	045
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	15.8 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.18 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	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
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 Cobbs Creek at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia - USGS-01475548