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STATION.--01484525 MILLSBORO POND OUTLET AT MILLSBORO, DE
LOCATION.--Lat 38°35'40.4", long 75°17'27.7", Sussex County, Hydrologic Unit 02060010, on right bank
just upstream from Millsboro Pond Dam, 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 24, at Millsboro.
DRAINAGE AREA.--66.0 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1986 to September 1988. March 1991 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1.98 ft above National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929.
REMARKS.--Outflow from lake controlled by sluice gate at outlet. Natural flow of stream affected
by inflow from sand mine dewatering process. U.S. Geological Survey gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,770 ft³/s, Mar. 3, 1994, gage height, 4.94 ft;
minimum discharge, 0.0 ft³/s, no flow Aug. 29-31,1998.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Delaware Geological Survey,
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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