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2 data types available - data from 2005-12-20 to 2026-08-10

1 data types available - data from 2005-12-20 to 2026-08-09

2 data types available - data from 1989-01-27 to 2026-06-25

163 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1994-07-13 to 2026-03-17

27 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 2006-06-26 to 2025-07-02

1 data types available - data from 2005-12-20 to 2026-08-09

Regulated by Octoraro Lake since 1950. Diversions by Chester Water Authority. Hydrogeneration by Pine Grove Dam.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01578475	n/a
Location name	Octoraro Creek near Richardsmere, MD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.7067746113499	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-76.1152285533332	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Pennsylvania	42
State	Maryland	24
County	Cecil County	015
Country	United States of America	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
Date of first construction		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
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