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Important information about this monitoring location

Historical spillway datum is 1.82 ft from the gage datum in NAVD88. To convert NAVD88 datum to spillway datum, subtract 1.82 ft. LOCATION.-- On left bank at upstream side of State Park Road bridge, 0.5 mi downstream from mouth of Meadow Mountain Run, and 2.0 mi northeast of Thayerville. PERIOD OF RECORD.-- August 2020 to current year. GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.00 ft. above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. PERIOD OF RECORD (Water Quality).-- August 2020 to current year.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	03075871	n/a
Location name	DEEP CREEK LAKE NEAR THAYERVILLE, MD	n/a
Site type	Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment	LK
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.51125	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-79.29838888888888	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Maryland	24
State	Maryland	24
County	Garrett County	023
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	0	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	Y
Altitude accuracy	0.22 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	62.2 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 Deep Creek Lake Near Thayerville, MD - USGS-03075871