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Water-Year Summary for Site 01482170

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00065 Gage height(Tid.,Tid.)  

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01482170 DELAWARE RIVER AT NEW CASTLE, DE
LOCATION - Lat 39°39'05.0", long 75°35'12.7" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, New Castle County, DE, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, at mouth of Army Creek, on river side of tidal gate.
DRAINAGE AREA - Not determined.
REVISIONS HISTORY - https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv/?site_no=01482170: 2015.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.00 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to July 10, 2019, at site 1.4 mi northeast from current location, on right bank at end of pier in Battery Park, 250 ft downstream from end of Delaware Ave.
REMARKS -
  • Water Year 2023: Records fair.
  • Water Year 2022: Records fair, missing data due to spikes and structural issues with the dike.
  • Water Year 2021: Records fair.
  • Water Year 2020: Records fair, missing data due to spikes and equipment malfunction.
  • Water Year 2019: Records fair due to deterioration of ice breaker.  Missing data due to spikes and equipment malfunction.
  • Water Year 2018: Records fair due to deterioration of ice breaker.  Missing data due to equipment malfunction.
  • Water Year 2017: Records good from Oct. 1, 2016 to Feb. 21, 2017, and fair from Feb. 22, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2017.
  • Water Year 2016: Records fair, missing data due to equipment malfunction.
  • Water Year 2015: Records good.
  • Water Year 2014: Records good, missing data due to ice and/or equipment malfunction.
  • Water Year 2013 and prior years' accuracy statements can be found in Annual Water Data Reports.

    • This is a tidal station. Discharge is not determined at this location. U.S. Geological Survey satellite data-collection platform at station.
    EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 7.2 ft, Oct. 30, 2012 (from high-water mark); minimum elevation, unknown.