White Clay Creek at Newark, DE - 01478650
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White Clay Creek at Newark, DE - 01478650
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 14, 2025 - March 21, 2025
Gage height, feet
6.07 ft - Mar 21, 2025 12:15:00 PM EDT
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Status
Time
Latest value
6.07 ft
Provisional
Mar 21, 2025
12:15:00 PM EDT
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6.07 ft
Provisional
Mar 21, 2025
12:15:00 PM EDT
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
5 data types available - data from 1994-10-13 to 2025-03-21
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-03-21
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1994-10-13 - 2025-03-21
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
2019-09-19 - 2025-03-21
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
2024-11-21 - 2025-03-21
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
2018-10-01 - 2025-03-21
Daily data
3 data types available - data from 1994-03-01 to 2025-03-20
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Discrete sample data
122 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1999-05-11 to 1999-09-14
2 Sampling activities
- Monitoring Location
- Active Monitoring Locations
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 | 1999-05-11 | 1999-09-14 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1999-05-11 | 1999-09-14 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1999-05-11 | 1999-09-14 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1999-05-11 | 1999-09-14 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1999-05-11 | 1999-09-14 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1999-05-11 | 1999-09-14 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1999-05-11 | 1999-09-14 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1999-05-11 | 1999-09-14 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1994-03-01 | 2025-03-21 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 1999-05-11 | 1999-09-14 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1994-01-28 | 2023-07-04 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1994-04-20 | 2025-02-07 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01478650 is associated with a Stream in New Castle County, Delaware. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Specific conductance, and more are available. Water data back to 1994 are available online.
LOCATION.-- On right bank 200 ft upstream from highway bridge on Paper Mill Road, at Newark, and 10.3 mi upstream from mouth.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1994 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 55.31 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and 56.45 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
REMARKS.--Flow affected by the City of Newark municipal water treatment plant upstream from the station, and by periodic withdrawals to maintain storage in the City of Newark's pumped storage reservoir.
PERIOD OF RECORD (Water Quality).-- WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2018 to current year. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: September 2019 to current year.
| 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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01478650 | n/a |
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Site name
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WHITE CLAY CREEK AT NEWARK, DE | n/a |
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Site type
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Stream
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ST |
| DMS latitude | 394121.2 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0754455.5 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 39.6892222 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -75.74875 | 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
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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
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Delaware | 10 |
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County
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New Castle County | 003 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | NEWARK EAST, DE | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 55.31 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .02 feet | n/a |
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Altitude datum
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North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
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Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Brandywine-Christina | 02040205 |
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Drainage basin
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n/a | |
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Topographic setting
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n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | YNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | 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
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69.0 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | EST | n/a |
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Site honors Daylight Saving Time
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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 | 441000100 | n/a |
