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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	014670261	n/a
Location name	Delaware River at Pennypack Woods PA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	40.0385	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-74.9936111111111	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 10 sec.	T
District	Pennsylvania	42
State	Pennsylvania	42
County	Philadelphia County	101
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	10 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Interpolated from topographic map.	M
Altitude accuracy	5 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Delaware	02040202
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	7800 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 Delaware River at Pennypack Woods PA - USGS-014670261