| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1994-07-13 | 2019-09-09 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1994-07-13 | 1994-07-13 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1994-07-13 | 2019-09-09 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1994-07-13 | 1994-07-13 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1994-07-13 | 1994-07-13 |
| Organics, PFAS | Water-quality | 2019-09-09 | 2019-09-09 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1994-07-13 | 1994-07-13 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1994-07-13 | 2024-12-22 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 1994-07-13 | 2017-01-25 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 2006-06-26 | 2023-04-30 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1989-01-27 | 2024-12-19 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01578475 is associated with a Stream in Cecil County, Maryland. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1989 are available online.
Regulated by Octoraro Lake since 1950. Diversions by Chester Water Authority. Hydrogeneration by Pine Grove Dam.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
01578475 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
Octoraro Creek near Richardsmere, MD | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 394224 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0760656 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 39.7067746 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -76.1152286 | 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
|
Maryland | 24 |
|
County
|
Cecil County | 015 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | RISING SUN, MD-PA | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 120 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Interpolated from topographic map. | M |
| Altitude accuracy | 20 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 | 19890127 | n/a |
|
Drainage area
|
177 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | 177 square miles | 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 | 247600120 | n/a |
