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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2004-06-09 2004-06-17
Information Water-quality 2004-05-06 2004-06-17
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2004-05-06 2004-06-09
Nutrient Water-quality 2004-05-06 2004-06-09
Organics, other Water-quality 2004-06-09 2004-06-09
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1998-08-18 2004-06-09
Sediment Water-quality 2004-06-09 2004-06-09
n/a Peak Measurements 1999-09-16 2000-03-21
n/a Site Visits 1998-08-24 2000-03-15
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01484534 is associated with a Stream in Sussex County, Delaware. Water data back to 1998 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01484534 n/a
Site name
SWAN CREEK NEAR MILLSBORO, DE n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 383722.05 n/a
DMS longitude 0751523.26 n/a
Decimal latitude 38.62290468 n/a
Decimal longitude -75.2560945 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
Maryland 24
State
Delaware 10
County
Sussex County 005
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map MILLSBORO, DE n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 15 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Chincoteague 02040303
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
5.23 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