01467087 - Frankford Creek at Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA

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Real-Time Station Data and Graphs:

Most Recent Real-Time Values
L -11.00	WT 21.80	K 348.00	pH 6.80	DO 0.60	Q 63.00	GH 1.87
L= Photosynthetically active radiation (average flux density on a horizontal surface during measurement interval), micromoles of photons per square meter per second ; WT= Temperature, water, degrees Celsius; K= Specific cond at 25C; pH= pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units; DO= Dissolved oxygen; Q= Discharge; GH= Gage height
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Station Information:

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Location:

Lat 40`00'57", long 75`05'50", Philadelphia County, Hydrologic Unit 02040203, on left bank at upstream side of Castor Avenue bridge, and 2.8 mi upstream from mouth in northeast Philadelphia

Drainage Area:

30.4 mi2

Period of Record:

July 1982 to current year.

Gage:

Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 6.58 ft above sea level.

Remarks:

Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the City of Philadelphia and the U.S. Geological Survey.