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13 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-08-13

10 data types available - data from 1911-10-01 to 2026-08-12

3 data types available - data from 1908-10-10 to 2026-07-15

479 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1948-01-14 to 2026-07-08

1904 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1912-02-21 to 2022-04-08

9 data types available - data from 1911-10-01 to 2026-08-11

Select water-quality data collection discontinued during winter months since the 1981 water year.

Available location images

Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford

New camera installed at Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA (Vivotek)

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01481000	n/a
Location name	Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford, PA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.8698328047907	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-75.5932623253475	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Pennsylvania	42
State	Pennsylvania	42
County	Delaware County	045
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	149.7 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	Y
Altitude accuracy	0.13 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Brandywine-Christina	02040205
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	287 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