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USGS 01467087 Frankford Creek at Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°00'57",   Longitude 75°05'50"   NAD27
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02040202
Drainage area: 30.4 square miles
Datum of gage: 16.56 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1990-10-19  2025-10-19  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-09-30  2025-10-18  7062 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-07-01  2025-10-18  12719 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second -- EXPERIMENTAL DATA  2022-10-20  2024-11-24  726 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-09-30  2025-10-18  7020 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-09-30  2023-02-16 1535 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-07-01  2014-04-27 11624 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-09-30  2023-02-16 1516 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018-09  2023-02  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982-07  2014-04  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018-09  2023-02  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2018  2023  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1982  2014  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2018  2023  
 Peak streamflow 1982-07-28  2019-08-07  38 
 Field measurements 1982-05-26  2025-06-16  355 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1925-09-24  2021-09-07  22 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2022  14 
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