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STATION.--01484670 REHOBOTH BAY AT DEWEY BEACH, DE
LOCATION.--Lat 38°41'39.2", long 75°05'03.2", Sussex County, Hydrologic Unit 02060010, on north shore of
Rehoboth Bay at Head of Bay Cove, at Dewey Beach and at south end on Ventian Drive on bulkhead of a
boat slip.
DRAINAGE AREA.--Unknown.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--1985-1997; October 2000 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.0 ft National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
REMARKS.--This 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, 4.45 ft, Oct. 31, 1991.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE OF PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum tidal gage height, 5.08 ft, Feb. 5, 1998.
COOPERATION.--Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the Delaware Geological Survey,
Delaware Emergency Management Agency, and U.S. Geological Survey.
CRITICAL LEVELS.--Top of bulkhead; 3.2 ft, information provided by U.S. Geological Survey.
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