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USGS 01484080 MURDERKILL RIVER AT FREDERICA, DE

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 39°00'37.8", long 75°27'29.9", Kent County DE, 
   Hydrologic Unit 02040207, on right bank, 300 ft downstream of Route 1 bridge, 0.2 mi downstream of 
   confluence with Spring Creek, 0.5 mi east of Frederica, and 7.4 mi upstream from mouth.  
DRAINAGE AREA.--82.8 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1997 to September 1999 (stage only); September 17-30, 2002, (located at 
   upstream side of Route 1 highway bridge, stage only); June 2007 to December 2008, June 2010 to 
   current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WDR-US-2013: 2011-2012 (DO).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and velocity meter. Datum of gage is 0.00 ft above North American Vertical 
   Datum of 1988. Prior to October 1, 2016, at datum 0.78 ft higher (NGVD29).
REMARKS.--U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum recorded elevation, 5.17 ft, Aug. 28, 2011; minimum recorded
   elevation, -4.33 ft, Nov. 22, 2016. Maximum discharge, 4,800 ft3/s, Aug. 28, 2011; minimum discharge,
   -5,770 ft3/s, May 12, 2008.
COOPERATION.--Funding for this station is provided by the Kent County Levy Court, and the U.S. Geological
   Survey.
This station managed by the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center Dover office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2010-06-11  2023-03-20
2007-10-01  2023-03-20
2016-10-01  2023-03-20
2007-10-01  2016-09-30
2010-06-11  2023-03-20
2010-06-11  2023-03-20
2007-10-01  2023-03-20
2007-06-23  2023-03-19
2016-10-01  2023-03-20







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 9.6 03-20-2023   15:06 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 2690 03-20-2023   15:06 EDT
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Gage height, feet, [NAVD88]

Most recent instantaneous value: -0.39 03-20-2023   15:06 EDT
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Gage height, feet, [NGVD29, Discontinued]
 
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius

Most recent instantaneous value: 3900 03-20-2023   15:06 EDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter

Most recent instantaneous value: 9.4 03-20-2023   15:06 EDT
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units

Most recent instantaneous value: 7.3 03-20-2023   15:06 EDT
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Discharge, tidally filtered, cubic feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 132 03-19-2023   04:00 EDT
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, feet per second

Most recent instantaneous value: 1.22 03-20-2023   15:06 EDT
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