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STATION.--01480065 CHRISTINA RIVER AT NEWPORT, DE
LOCATION.--Lat 39°42'38.3", long 75°36'31.4", New Castle County, Hydrologic Unit 02040205,
on downstream side of bridge on James Street, at Newport and 7.5 mi upstream from the confluence
with Delaware River.
DRAINAGE AREA.--Unknown.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1993 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.0 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
REMARKS.--This is a tidal height station. Discharge is not determined at this location. U.S. Geological
Survey gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum tidal gage height, 8.07 ft, Sept. 17, 1999.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Delaware Geological Survey,
Delaware Emergency Management Agency, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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