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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1999-01-12 2002-05-23
Information Water-quality 1961-10-05 2002-05-23
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1957-11-01 2001-10-09
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Water-quality 1957-11-01 2011-09-29
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1991-02-25 1998-09-15
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1957-11-01 2002-05-23
Nutrient Water-quality 1957-11-01 2001-10-09
Organics, other Water-quality 1991-02-25 2002-05-23
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1991-02-25 1991-02-25
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1943-04-01 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1997-10-22 1998-09-15
Sediment Water-quality 1994-05-05 2002-05-23
n/a Peak Measurements 1935-09-01 2023-07-17
n/a Site Visits 1948-09-01 2024-06-28
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01487000 is associated with a Stream in Sussex County, Delaware. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1935 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01487000 n/a
Site name
NANTICOKE RIVER NEAR BRIDGEVILLE, DE n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 384342.0 n/a
DMS longitude 0753342.7 n/a
Decimal latitude 38.7283333 n/a
Decimal longitude -75.5618611 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 1983 NAD83
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 SEAFORD EAST, DE n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 12.82 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model N
Altitude accuracy .1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Western Lower Delmarva 02080109
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YYYNNNYNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
75.4 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

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