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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1993-08-25 1993-08-25
Information Water-quality 1966-02-13 1994-06-06
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1906-09-11 1994-04-06
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1906-09-11 1994-06-06
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1961-04-18 1992-09-04
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1960-09-29 1994-04-06
Microbiological Water-quality 1969-07-21 1974-01-23
Nutrient Water-quality 1906-09-11 1994-06-06
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1992-09-04 1992-09-04
Organics, other Water-quality 1961-04-18 1994-04-06
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1992-09-04 1994-06-06
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1906-09-11 2024-11-15
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1969-10-02 1992-09-04
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1964-10-01 1993-12-07
n/a Peak Measurements 1889-06-01 2023-03-04
n/a Site Visits 1929-05-25 2024-09-05
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01603000 is associated with a Stream in Allegany County, Maryland. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Precipitation are available. Water data back to 1889 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01603000 n/a
Site name
NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR CUMBERLAND, MD n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 393718.5 n/a
DMS longitude 0784624.3 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.62180556 n/a
Decimal longitude -78.7734167 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 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Maryland 24
State
Maryland 24
County
Allegany County 001
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map CRESAPTOWN, W.VA-MD n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 584.57 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model N
Altitude accuracy .1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
North Branch Potomac 02070002
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YYYNYNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
877 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 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 n/a

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