USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01480025 WHITE CLAY CREEK AT STANTON, DE
LOCATION - Lat 39°42'21.4", long 75°38'44.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, New Castle County, DE, Hydrologic Unit 02040205, on left bank, about 770 ft. downstream of confluence of Red Clay Creek.
REVISIONS HISTORY - Datum of gage was revised on October 1, 2024, from 1 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 to -1.14 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. The revision was due to a more accurate method of datum determination being applied.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1, 2014 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is -1.14 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 17.27 ft. NGVD29 (from HWM), August 28, 2011; minimum elevation, -3.20 ft, NGVD29, (recorder) February 3, 2014.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: August 2021 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: August 2021 to current year.
COOPERATION - Funding for water-quality collection is provided the United States Geological Survey.
INSTRUMENTATION - Multi-parameter water-quality monitor, August 2021 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - TEMPERATURE: Minimum: -0.1°C on multiple days, first occurrence on January 11, 2022; Maximum: 31.2°C on multiple days, first occurrence on July 16, 2024.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Minimum: 68 microsiemens/cm, August 8, 2024; Maximum 1080 microsiemens/cm, January 09, 2022 and multiple other dates throughout the period.