| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1981-12-02 | 1984-07-11 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1974-07-29 | 1978-08-21 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1945-12-01 | 2024-12-21 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1945-08-01 | 2023-06-26 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1946-01-17 | 2024-09-16 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01477800 is associated with a Stream in New Castle County, Delaware. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1945 are available online.
LOCATION.-- On right bank 100 ft east of intersection of 44th and Pine Streets in Clifton Park, 700 ft downstream from bridge on North Market Street in Wilmington, 0.2 mi downstream from Matson Run, and 2.3 mi upstream from mouth.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- December 1945 to current year.
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, concrete control and crest stage gage. Datum of gage is 14.04 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and 15.16 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation at low flow from unknown source upstream from station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.-- Maximum stage known since at least 1940, that of July 5, 1989. Flood of Aug. 1, 1945, reached a stage of about 8.5 ft, from floodmarks.
| 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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01477800 | n/a |
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Site name
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SHELLPOT CREEK AT WILMINGTON, DE | n/a |
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Site type
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Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 394539.5 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0753107.3 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 39.7609722 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -75.5186944 | n/a |
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Latitude-longitude method
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Interpolated from MAP. | M |
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Latitude-longitude accuracy
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Accurate to + or - 1 sec. | S |
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Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
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District
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Maryland | 24 |
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State
|
Delaware | 10 |
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County
|
New Castle County | 003 |
| 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 | 14.04 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .03 feet | n/a |
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Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
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Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Brandywine-Christina | 02040205 |
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Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
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Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | YNNNYNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
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Date of first construction
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n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
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Drainage area
|
7.46 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
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | 441000100 | n/a |
