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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
***Unassigned*** Water-quality 2019-09-09 2019-09-09
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, pesticide Water-quality 1994-07-13 1994-07-13
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1994-07-13 2024-03-29
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 2024-03-22
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
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
24
County
015
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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