USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01483511 LEIPSIC RIVER AT CHESWOLD, DE
LOCATION - Lat 39°14'38.3", long 75°35'17.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Kent County, DE, Hydrologic Unit 02040207, on upstream support of highway bridge on southbound N Dupont Blvd., 3.8 mi. west of Leipsic, and approx. 100 ft. downstream from dam at Garrisons Lake.
DRAINAGE AREA - 17.6 mi².
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2022 to October 2022
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: March 2022 to October 2022. WATER TEMPERATURE: March 2022 to October 2022.
INSTRUMENTATION - Multiparameter water quality sonde. March 2022 to October 2022.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 35.1°C, first occurrence on July 23, 2022; minimum, 2.7°C, first occurrence on March 13, 2022.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 26,400 µS/cm on multiple days, first occurrence on September 5, 2022; minimum, 83 µS/cm, May 31, 2022.