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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1961-01-09 1984-09-25
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1961-01-09 1980-06-13
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1961-01-09 1980-06-13
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1969-10-02 1976-08-31
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1961-01-09 1980-06-13
Microbiological Water-quality 1969-07-21 1976-08-31
Nutrient Water-quality 1961-01-09 1980-06-13
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1972-05-18 1976-08-31
Organics, other Water-quality 1969-10-02 1976-08-31
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1972-05-18 1976-08-31
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1932-10-01 2024-11-18
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1969-10-02 1971-09-23
n/a Peak Measurements 1889-05-01 2023-03-04
n/a Site Visits 1932-10-01 2024-06-03
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01613000 is associated with a Stream in Washington County, Maryland. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height 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
01613000 n/a
Site name
POTOMAC RIVER AT HANCOCK, MD n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 394151.2 n/a
DMS longitude 0781040.4 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.69755556 n/a
Decimal longitude -78.17788889 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
Washington County 043
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map HANCOCK, MD n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 383.00 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
Conococheague-Opequon 02070004
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YYYNYNYNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
4064 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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