| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1957-10-12 | 1973-10-17 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1925-09-23 | 1976-07-21 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1925-09-23 | 1976-07-21 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1973-03-20 | 1973-09-19 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1925-09-23 | 1976-07-21 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1966-12-01 | 1971-01-27 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1925-09-23 | 1976-07-21 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1966-12-01 | 1975-10-22 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1925-09-23 | 2024-11-21 |
| Radiochemistry | Water-quality | 1966-12-01 | 1971-01-27 |
| Sediment | Daily Values, Water-quality | 1962-01-26 | 1975-09-29 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1929-02-27 | 2023-05-01 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1928-10-15 | 2024-10-21 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01576500 is associated with a Stream in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Precipitation are available. Water data back to 1925 are available online.
Prior to May 1, 1933, at site 600 ft upstream at different datum, excluding small tributary. Power plants, gristmills, and pumping plant upstream cause slight regulation as a whole, and may cause rather large fluctuations in stage at times. Water supply for the City of Lancaster is diverted just upstream from gage. The 15-minute precipitation and air temperature data for this station are temporary and will only be displayed for 120 days. Time series of 1-hour or cumulative daily values will NOT be available for retrieval following the 120-day display period. Although the instrumentation is calibrated at least once a year, the temporary classification means that documented routine inspections and other quality assurance measures are not performed that would make the data acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use in general scientific or interpretive studies.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
01576500 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
Conestoga River at Lancaster, PA | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 400300 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0761639 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 40.05009748 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -76.2771798 | 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
|
Lancaster County | 071 |
| 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 | 245.63 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 | 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
|
324 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 |
