| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 2005-08-23 | 2006-08-22 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 2005-08-23 | 2006-08-22 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 2005-08-23 | 2006-08-22 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 2005-08-23 | 2006-08-22 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 2005-08-23 | 2006-08-22 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 2005-08-23 | 2006-08-22 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 2005-08-23 | 2024-12-23 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01480399 is associated with a Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929 and Precipitation are available. Water data back to 2005 are available online.
Reservoir formed by earthfill dam with principal spillway at elevation 587.5 ft, capacity 2,000 acre-ft. Dam crest at elevation 596.5 ft. Normal elevation 580 ft, capacity 1,226 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for water supply, flood control, and recreation.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
01480399 | n/a |
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Site name
|
Chambers Lake near Wagontown, PA | n/a |
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Site type
|
Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
|
LK |
| DMS latitude | 400140 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0755103 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 40.02788158 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -75.8505006 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from MAP. | M |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). | 1 |
|
Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
State
|
Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
County
|
Chester County | 029 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | WAGONTOWN | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 596.5 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | 10 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 | NGVD29 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Brandywine-Christina | 02040205 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
4.5 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 | n/a |
