| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1957-11-01 | 1984-10-10 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1957-11-01 | 1961-07-13 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1957-11-01 | 1978-08-25 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1957-11-01 | 1961-07-13 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1957-11-01 | 1961-07-13 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1956-10-01 | 2024-11-21 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1952-07-09 | 2023-04-29 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1956-08-13 | 2024-09-26 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01483200 is associated with a Stream in New Castle County, Delaware. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1952 are available online.
LOCATION.-- On left bank 15 ft downstream from highway culverts, 0.5 mi upstream from Barlow Branch, 0.6 mi southwest of Blackbird, 5.6 mi northwest of Smyrna, and 13.8 mi upstream from mouth.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- Annual maximum, water years 1952-56, and occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1952-53, 1955-56. October 1956 to current year.
GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since May 23, 1968. Datum of gage is 17.10 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and 17.89 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to June 17, 1986, at gage datum 18.89 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Mar. 5, 1951 to Oct. 16, 1956, nonrecording gage and crest-stage gage at site 15 ft upstream. Oct. 17, 1956 to June 16, 1986, recording gage at same site on right bank.
REMARKS.-- Occasional regulation at low and medium flow by Blackbird Lake Dam, upstream from station.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
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01483200 | n/a |
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Site name
|
BLACKBIRD CREEK AT BLACKBIRD, DE | n/a |
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Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 392158.6 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0754009.8 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 39.36627778 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -75.66938889 | n/a |
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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 |
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State
|
Delaware | 10 |
|
County
|
New Castle County | 003 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | n/a | |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 17.10 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .05 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Brandywine-Christina | 02040205 |
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Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | YNNNYNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
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Drainage area
|
4.06 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 | |
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Local aquifer type
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | 441000100 | n/a |
