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Important information about this monitoring location

LOCATION.-- Lat 39°29'33.2", long 79°24'43.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Garrett County, MD, Hydrologic Unit 050200060107, on right bank, in Swallow Falls State Park, 0.5 mi upstream from Toliver Run, and 1.3 mi upstream from confluence with outlet channel of Deep Creek Lake. PERIOD OF RECORD.-- October 2023 to current year. GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 2,271.17 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	03075590	n/a
Location name	YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER NEAR SWALLOW FALLS PARK, MD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.492556	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-79.412028	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Global positioning system (GPS), Standard Positioning Service (SPS) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	1
District	Maryland	24
State	Maryland	24
County	Garrett County	023
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	2271.17 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.14 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Youghiogheny	05020006
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	162 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

Monitoring location Youghiogheny River Near Swallow Falls Park, MD - USGS-03075590