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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2005-07-27 2005-07-27
Information Water-quality 1908-08-02 2023-07-25
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1970-07-16 2023-10-19
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1908-08-02 2024-10-03
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1998-10-19 2023-10-19
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1998-10-19 2023-10-19
Microbiological Water-quality 1981-08-24 2023-09-13
Nutrient Water-quality 1970-07-16 2023-10-19
Organics, PFAS Water-quality 2022-10-19 2022-10-19
Organics, other Water-quality 1908-08-02 2009-07-17
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2003-07-10 2009-07-17
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1908-08-02 2024-11-12
Sediment Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2007-09-30 2024-11-12
n/a Peak Measurements 1970-07-31 2022-04-07
n/a Site Visits 1969-12-31 2024-08-07
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01480617 is associated with a Stream in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Precipitation, and more are available. Water data back to 1908 are available online.

Select water-quality data collection discontinued during winter months since the 1981 water year.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01480617 n/a
Site name
West Branch Brandywine Creek at Modena, PA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 395742 n/a
DMS longitude 0754806 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.9617734 n/a
Decimal longitude -75.8013341 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 262.52 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .1 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 NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19691230 n/a
Drainage area
55.0 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

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