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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1984-10-19 1989-12-13
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1963-10-17 1967-07-21
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1963-10-17 1989-12-13
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1963-10-17 1967-07-21
Nutrient Water-quality 1963-10-17 1989-12-13
Organics, other Water-quality 1984-10-19 1989-12-13
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1940-08-01 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 1984-10-19 1989-12-13
n/a Peak Measurements 1933-08-23 2022-12-23
n/a Site Visits 1915-10-07 2024-09-03
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01575500 is associated with a Stream in York County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1915 are available online.

Prior to Sept. 30, 1932, non-recording gage at site 1.6 mi downstream at different datum. Major regulation from mills and a pumping plant upstream. Flood flows regulated by Indian Rock Dam. Municipal diversions for City of York at pumping station on South Branch.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01575500 n/a
Site name
Codorus Creek near York, PA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 395646 n/a
DMS longitude 0764520 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.94620975 n/a
Decimal longitude -76.7552459 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
York County 133
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 356.39 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 5 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Lower Susquehanna 02050306
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
222 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

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