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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01601000	n/a
Location name	Wills Creek below Hyndman, PA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.8120289687998	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-78.7164072410072	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	Bedford County	009
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	893.37 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929	NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit	North Branch Potomac	02070002
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	146 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 Wills Creek below Hyndman, PA - USGS-01601000