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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 2024-11-21
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 2024-06-05
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

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

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