Pike Creek Near Newark, DE - 01478950
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Pike Creek Near Newark, DE - 01478950
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values | 2019-10-01 | 2025-03-03 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1969-07-28 | 2023-06-26 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1968-12-23 | 2024-11-21 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2020-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01478950 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 1968 are available online.
LOCATION.-- On left bank downstream of highway bridge on Upper Pike Creek Road, 2.7 mi northeast of Newark, and 0.8 mi upstream from mouth.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- Annual maximum, water years 1969-75. October 2019 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 41.61 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. October 2019 to September 2020, datum of gage was published as 49.0 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. November 1968 to September 1975, nonrecording gage at site 0.35 mi downstream, on right upstream wingwall of bridge on State Highway 2, at datum 30.96 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
PERIOD OF RECORD (Water Quality).-- October 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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01478950 | n/a |
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Site name
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PIKE CREEK NEAR NEWARK, DE | n/a |
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Site type
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Stream
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ST |
| DMS latitude | 394224.8 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0754142.3 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 39.70688889 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -75.6950833 | n/a |
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Latitude-longitude method
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GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System | Y |
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Latitude-longitude accuracy
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Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). | 1 |
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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 | 41.61 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System | Y |
| Altitude accuracy | .16 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
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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 | YNNNYNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | 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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5.89 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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n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | 441000100 | n/a |
