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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1996-08-14 2023-05-02
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1965-03-10 2023-05-02
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1965-03-10 2023-05-02
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2003-07-10 2003-08-04
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1965-03-10 2023-05-02
Microbiological Water-quality 1996-08-14 2003-08-04
Nutrient Water-quality 1965-03-10 2003-08-04
Organics, other Water-quality 2003-07-10 2003-08-04
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2003-07-10 2003-08-04
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1943-10-01 2024-11-21
n/a Peak Measurements 1942-08-09 2022-04-07
n/a Site Visits 1943-09-09 2024-10-03
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2022-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01480500 is associated with a Stream in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1942 are available online.

Sept. 10, 1943, to Dec. 31, 1951, non-recording gage at site 1,100 ft downstream at different datum. Diversion from Rock Run Reservoir 2.6 miles upstream from gage. Water re-enters stream below the gage and above Modena (01480617).
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01480500 n/a
Site name
West Branch Brandywine Creek at Coatesville, PA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 395908 n/a
DMS longitude 0754940 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.98566144 n/a
Decimal longitude -75.8274467 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 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 COATESVILLE n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 306.05 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 NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19691231 n/a
Drainage area
45.8 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 45.8 square miles 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

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