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USGS 01484525 MILLSBORO POND OUTLET AT MILLSBORO, DE

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 38°35'40.4", long 75°17'27.7", Sussex County, DE, Hydrologic Unit 02040303, on right 
   bank on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 24, upstream from Millsboro Pond Dam, at
   Millsboro.
DRAINAGE AREA.--61.7 mi2.
REVISIONS HISTORY (WQ).--https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site_no=01484525: 2013.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1986 to September 1988. March 1991 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, concrete control, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1.19 ft above 
   North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS.--Outflow from lake controlled by sluice gates at outlet. Natural flow of stream affected
   by inflow from sand mine de-watering process. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection
   platform at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,080 ft3/s, Sept. 30, 2016, gage height, 4.95 ft;
   minimum discharge, 0.0 ft3/s, no flow, Aug. 29-31, 1998, July 9, 2012.
COOPERATION.--Funding for this station is provided by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources
   and Environmental Control through the Delaware Geological Survey, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
This station managed by the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Dover office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2007-10-01  2026-05-27
1991-03-16  2026-05-27
2008-04-03  2026-05-27
2007-10-01  2026-05-27
2007-10-01  2026-05-27
2007-10-01  2026-05-27
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 19.3 05-27-2026   12:15 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 49.1 05-27-2026   12:15 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 27 based on 38 water years of record more
Min
(2011)
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 27
25th
percen-
tile
Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile
Max
(2003)
26.2 49.1 53 73 86 102 246


Gage height, feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 3.02 05-27-2026   12:15 EDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 157 05-27-2026   12:15 EDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter

Most recent instantaneous value: 7.2 05-27-2026   12:15 EDT
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units

Most recent instantaneous value: 6.9 05-27-2026   12:15 EDT
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

Most recent instantaneous value: 4.38 05-27-2026   12:15 EDT
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