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USGS 01481540 Brandywine Creek near Wilmington, DE

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 39°45'36.2",   Longitude 75°33'22.3"   NAD83
New Castle County, Delaware, Hydrologic Unit 020402050403
Drainage area: 320.0 square miles
Datum of gage: 27.0 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2025-07-21  2025-10-12  
 Daily Data
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2025-07-22  2025-10-11  246 
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