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4 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-08-19

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2 data types available - data from 2007-09-27 to 2026-06-29

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Important information about this monitoring location

LOCATION.-- On right bank, 3.0 mi southeast of McHenry, 3.2 mi northeast of Thayerville, and 0.15 mi upstream of confluence with Deep Creek Lake. PERIOD OF RECORD.-- October 2007 to current year. GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 2,463.59 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. REMARKS.-- Occasional diversions and regulation from unknown source upstream from station.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	03075905	n/a
Location name	Cherry Creek at State Park Road near McHenry, MD	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.538	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-79.315778	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	2463.59 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
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	13.1 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 Cherry Creek at State Park Road near McHenry, MD - USGS-03075905