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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1972-12-07 1973-06-04
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1972-09-26 1973-06-04
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1969-09-18 1973-06-04
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1969-10-22 1973-06-04
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1969-10-22 1973-06-04
Microbiological Water-quality 1969-09-18 1973-06-04
Nutrient Water-quality 1969-10-22 1973-06-04
Organics, other Water-quality 1969-10-22 1973-06-04
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1969-09-18 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1969-10-22 1971-10-01
Sediment Water-quality 1972-12-07 1972-12-07
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01488110 is associated with an Estuary in Wicomico County, Maryland. Current conditions of Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1969 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01488110 n/a
Site name
NANTICOKE RIVER AT SHARPTOWN, MD n/a
Site type
Estuary
ES
DMS latitude 383238.3 n/a
DMS longitude 0754312.5 n/a
Decimal latitude 38.5439722 n/a
Decimal longitude -75.72013889 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Maryland 24
State
Maryland 24
County
Wicomico County 045
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map SHARPTOWN MD-DEL n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 0.00 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 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 YNNNYNNYNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
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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