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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Unit Values 2006-10-01 2024-11-21
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values 1993-11-10 2024-11-21
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01480065 is associated with a Tidal stream in New Castle County, Delaware. Current conditions of Dissolved oxygen, Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, Specific conductance, and more are available. Water data back to 1993 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01480065 n/a
Site name
CHRISTINA RIVER AT NEWPORT, DE n/a
Site type
Tidal stream
ST-TS
DMS latitude 394238.3 n/a
DMS longitude 0753631.4 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.71063889 n/a
Decimal longitude -75.6087222 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Maryland 24
State
Delaware 10
County
New Castle County 003
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map WILMINGTON SOUTH, DE n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 0.00 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .2 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Brandywine-Christina 02040205
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
216 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NNNNNNNN 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
Project number 441000100 n/a

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