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5 data types available - data from 1988-10-01 to 2026-08-11
Daily data
5 data types available - data from 1943-04-01 to 2026-08-10
Field measurements
2 data types available - data from 1943-04-15 to 2026-07-13
Discrete sample data
46 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1963-10-19 to 1998-10-09
141 Sampling activities
Peak measurements
2 data types available - with data from 1943-05-12 to 2024-08-09
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5 data types available - data from 1943-04-01 to 2026-08-10
Important information about this monitoring location
LOCATION.-- On right bank 12 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 48, 0.3 mi south of Wooddale, 2.3 mi north of Marshallton, and 4.9 mi upstream from mouth.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- April 1943 to current year.
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, concrete control, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 80.31 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and 81.46 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 21, 1950, nonrecording gage at site 10 ft downstream at same gage datum.
REMARKS.-- Low flows augmented at times by inflow from Hoopes Reservoir located 1.7 mi upstream from gage on unnamed tributary to Red Clay Creek, capacity 2,000,000,000 gal. Water from Brandywine Creek is pumped into Hoopes Reservoir and is released into Red Clay Creek during periods of low flow. Water from Red Clay Creek is used for municipal supply.
PERIOD OF RECORD (Water Quality).-- WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2018 to current year. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: July 2021 to current year.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- April 1943 to current year.
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, concrete control, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 80.31 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and 81.46 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 21, 1950, nonrecording gage at site 10 ft downstream at same gage datum.
REMARKS.-- Low flows augmented at times by inflow from Hoopes Reservoir located 1.7 mi upstream from gage on unnamed tributary to Red Clay Creek, capacity 2,000,000,000 gal. Water from Brandywine Creek is pumped into Hoopes Reservoir and is released into Red Clay Creek during periods of low flow. Water from Red Clay Creek is used for municipal supply.
PERIOD OF RECORD (Water Quality).-- WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2018 to current year. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: July 2021 to current year.
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Red Clay Creek at Wooddale
Red Clay at Wooddale, DE
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