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154 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1961-01-09 to 1987-09-02

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1 data types available - data from 1932-10-01 to 2026-08-12

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01613000	n/a
Location name	POTOMAC RIVER AT HANCOCK, MD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.69755555555555	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-78.17788888888889	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Maryland	24
State	Maryland	24
County	Washington County	043
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	383.06 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.03 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Conococheague-Opequon	02070004
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		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
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