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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1960-11-09 2016-02-28
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1960-11-09 1994-06-09
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1960-11-09 2017-04-04
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1991-05-15 1992-05-04
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1960-11-09 1994-06-09
Microbiological Water-quality 1962-07-12 1971-01-29
Nutrient Water-quality 1960-11-09 2017-04-04
Organics, other Water-quality 1962-07-12 2017-04-04
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1991-05-15 1994-06-09
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1931-10-01 2024-04-19
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1965-12-15 1971-01-29
Sediment Water-quality 1986-10-07 2017-04-11
n/a Peak Measurements 1889-06-02 2023-05-02
n/a Site Visits 1931-10-15 2024-04-17
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01576000 is associated with a Stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1889 are available online.

Drainage Area includes that of Chiques Creek. There is considerable hourly fluctuation on days when the daily discharge is less than 8,000 cfs due to the operation of the York Haven power plant 11 miles upstream.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
USGS
Site identification number
n/a
Site name
n/a
Site type
ST
DMS latitude n/a
DMS longitude n/a
Decimal latitude n/a
Decimal longitude n/a
Latitude-longitude method
M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
S
Latitude-longitude datum
NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum NAD83
District
42
State
42
County
071
Country 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 n/a
Method altitude determined M
Altitude accuracy n/a
Altitude datum
NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
02050306
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site 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 n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files 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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