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USGS 01479000 WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK, DE

 

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STATION.--01479000  WHITE CLAY CREEK NEAR NEWARK, DE
LOCATION.--Lat 39°41'57.2", long 75°40'30.1", New Castle County, Hydrologic Unit 02040205,
   on left bank 35 ft downstream from bridge on private road at Delaware Park Race Track, 0.4 mi downstream
   from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge, 1.1 mi downstream from Pike Creek, 3.8 mi east of Newark,
   and 5.0 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--89.1 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1931 to September 1936, June 1943 to September 1957, October 1959 to
   current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1302.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1051:  1933(M).  WSP 1382:  1932, 1934. WDR MD-DE-83-1:  1978-82(P).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder.  Datum of gage is 9.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
   Nov. 17, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1936, June 4, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1957, and Oct. 1, 1959, to Apr. 7, 1976,
   at site 0.5 mi upstream at datum 2.6 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Flow affected by City of Newark municipal water plant upstream from station. Slight
   diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills upstream from station.  Records do not include a
   negligible diversion upstream from station by MBNA America. U.S. Geological Survey satellite collection
   platform at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 19,500 ft3/s, Sep. 16, 1999,
   gage height, 17.57 ft; maximum gage-height, 17.74 ft, June 22, 1972, at previous site and datum:
   minimum discharge, 4.7 ft3/s,  Sept. 11, 1966.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum stage known, 23 ft, previous site and datum, in July 1937
   (probably affected by backwater from railroad bridge which has since been raised and widened), from information by
   Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Delaware Geological Survey,
   and the U. S. Geological Survey.
CRITICAL LEVELS.--Bankfull stage; 13.5 ft, flood stage; 13.5 ft, information provided by NWS.

 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 112   11-19-2004  13:15
Graph of  Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 63 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
112  26 77.1 700 34.8 56.0 96.4

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.


Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 6.01   11-19-2004  13:15
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02

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