| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 1992-09-25 | 1994-08-16 |
| Information | Water-quality | 1984-10-22 | 2019-09-10 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1992-09-25 | 2009-06-01 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1984-10-22 | 2019-09-10 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1992-09-25 | 1992-09-25 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1992-09-25 | 2009-06-01 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 2007-04-10 | 2009-06-01 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1984-10-22 | 2009-06-01 |
| Organics, PCBs | Water-quality | 1992-09-25 | 1992-09-25 |
| Organics, PFAS | Water-quality | 2019-09-10 | 2019-09-10 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1984-10-22 | 2018-10-03 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1992-09-25 | 2018-10-03 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1975-10-01 | 2024-10-06 |
| Radiochemistry | Water-quality | 1992-09-25 | 1992-09-25 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 1984-10-22 | 2017-04-11 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1975-09-27 | 2022-12-23 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1975-09-24 | 2024-05-30 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01573560 is associated with a Stream in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1975 are available online.
Flows are diverted by Hershey Chocolate Company.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
01573560 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
Swatara Creek near Hershey, PA | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 401754 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0764005 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 40.29842358 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -76.6677469 | 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 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
State
|
Pennsylvania | 42 |
|
County
|
Dauphin County | 043 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | HERSHEY, PA | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 325.94 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .01 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 | NGVD29 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Lower Susquehanna-Swatara | 02050305 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
Stream channel
|
C |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
483 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 | 444220700 | n/a |
