Octoraro Creek near Richardsmere, MD

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

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