| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1981-12-07 | 1984-08-22 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1982-11-02 | 1982-11-02 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1974-10-08 | 1982-11-02 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1982-11-02 | 1982-11-02 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1982-11-02 | 1982-11-02 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1982-11-02 | 1982-11-02 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1932-04-01 | 2024-12-21 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1884-06-01 | 2023-07-04 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1932-04-10 | 2024-11-20 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01495000 is associated with a Stream in Cecil County, Maryland. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1884 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
01495000 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
BIG ELK CREEK AT ELK MILLS, MD | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 394003.3 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0754932.1 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 39.6675833 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -75.8255833 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) | G |
|
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
|
Cecil County | 015 |
| 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 | 83.39 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
|
Chester-Sassafras | 02060002 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | YYNNYNYNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
51.6 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 |
