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Data collection at this streamgage will be discontinued on November 15, 2024. Although historical data will remain accessible, no new data will be collected. If there are questions concerning the operation of this site, please contact Chuck Walker (cwwalker@usgs.gov).

Important Legacy real-time page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2018-01-23 2020-10-07
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2018-01-23 2020-10-07
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2017-08-30 2024-11-21
n/a Peak Measurements 2018-05-17 2024-04-02
n/a Site Visits 2017-08-30 2024-11-07
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2017-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01642198 is associated with a Stream in Frederick County, Maryland. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Precipitation, and more are available. Water data back to 2017 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01642198 n/a
Site name
CARROLL CREEK NEAR FREDERICK, MD n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 392609.7 n/a
DMS longitude 0772626.1 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.43602778 n/a
Decimal longitude -77.4405833 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
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
Frederick County 021
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map FREDERICK, MD n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 315.71 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Differentially corrected Global Positioning System. D
Altitude accuracy 0.1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Monocacy 02070009
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20170816 n/a
Drainage area
4.35 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 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 GT000 n/a

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