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LOCATION.--Lat 38°40'48.2", long 75°35'40.1", Sussex County, DE, Hydrologic Unit 02080109, located at northeast shore, near spillway and upstream of Bridgeville Highway, 1.8 mi northeast of Seaford. PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 2015 to current year. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 0.00 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. REMARKS.--Elevation of lake can be controlled by lift boards. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station. EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum elevation, 27.72 ft, Sept. 30, 2016; minimum elevation, 21.80 ft, Apr. 16, 2017, may have been lower during period of construction of new dam. COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Delaware Department of Transportation.Elevation of main spillway is 24.2 ft. NAVD88