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Water-Year Summary for Site 01484696

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Available Parameters
62620 Elevation, ocean/est, NAVD88(Tid.,Tid.)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01484696 JEFFERSON CREEK AT SOUTH BETHANY, DE
LOCATION - Lat 38°30'48.8", long 75°03'44.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Sussex County, DE, Hydrologic Unit 02040303, near mouth of canal off Jefferson Creek, at bulkhead at the end of West 1st Street at South Bethany.
DRAINAGE AREA - Not determined.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1999 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.00 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to October 1, 2014, at datum 0.78 ft higher (0.00 ft above NGVD29).
REMARKS -
  • Water Year 2023: Records fair.
  • Water Years 2020-2022: Records fair, missing data due to equipment malfunction.
  • Water Years 2014-2019: Records good, missing data due to 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, 5.44 ft, NGVD29 (4.66 ft, NAVD88), Oct. 29, 2012; minimum elevation, -1.10 ft, NGVD29 (-1.88 ft, NAVD88), Feb. 6, 2007.