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[!] Over the next year, the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center will be updating the geodetic vertical elevation (gage datum) for many locations. Click HERE for additional information including a current list of streamgages with upcoming datum changes. This update in gage datum does not affect the location of the streamgage, nor the observed local gage height or discharge recorded at the streamgage.




USGS 01575900 Chiques Creek near Marietta, PA

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°03'46",   Longitude 76°30'57"   NAD27
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Hydrologic Unit 02050306
Drainage area: 108 square miles
Datum of gage: 250 feet above   NGVD29.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2020-12-03  2025-06-13  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2021-03-05  2025-06-12  4659 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2020-12-04  2025-06-12  1652 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2021-03-05  2025-06-12  4632 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2021-03-05  2025-06-12  4653 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2021-03-05  2025-06-12  4647 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2021-03-06  2025-06-12  4476 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed by regression equation, pounds per day  2022-06-14  2025-06-12  1095 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, regression computed, turbidity and streamflow as regressors, short tons per day  2022-06-14  2025-06-12  1095 
    Phosphorus, water, unfiltered, pounds of phosphorus per day  2022-06-14  2025-06-12  1095 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2021-03-06  2025-06-12  4209 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2021-03-05  2025-02-13 1434 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2020-12-04  2025-04-17 1596 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2021-03-05  2025-02-13 1425 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2021-03-05  2025-02-13 1432 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2021-03-06  2025-02-13 1373 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2021-03-06  2023-12-11 855 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2021-03  2025-02  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2020-12  2025-04  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2021-03  2025-02  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2021-03  2025-02  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2021-03  2025-02  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2021-03  2023-12  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2021  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  2021  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2021  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2021  2025  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2021  2025  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  2021  2024  
 Field measurements 1989-04-07  2025-04-18  243 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples 2002-04-09  2024-02-27  407 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  12 
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