Brown Shoal Light (db0501)

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Data Type Currents
Station ID db0501
Station Name Brown Shoal Light
Project Delaware Bay PORTS
Latitude 38° 55.308' N
Longitude 75° 5.992' W
Deployment/Recovery Dates (UTC) Jul 7, 2009 18:07:00 / Dec 27, 2010 07:30:00
Approximate Station Depth * 49.0ft / 14.94m
Sensor Orientation Up (Bottom-Mounted)
Time Zone UTC -5
Sample Interval 6 min
Time Meridian 75 W
NOAA Chart # 12304
Approximate Flood Direction (deg true) 343.0

* The elevation cannot be linked, connected or related to any tidal or geodetic datum published by NOS.

Deployment History

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Deployed Recovered Lat/Lon
2016-01-28 15:30:00 2018-07-23 00:00:00 38° 55.346' N
75° 6.045' W
2014-09-30 12:00:00 2016-01-15 18:30:00 38° 55.344' N
75° 6.048' W
2012-09-12 11:30:00 2014-07-29 23:00:00 38° 55.311' N
75° 5.999' W
2012-04-30 15:00:00 2012-09-12 11:00:00 38° 55.311' N
75° 5.999' W
2011-02-04 18:00:00 2012-04-30 14:00:00 38° 55.311' N
75° 5.999' W
2011-01-13 01:00:00 2011-02-03 17:00:00 38° 55.298' N
75° 5.990' W
2011-01-12 20:30:00 2011-01-12 20:38:00 38° 55.298' N
75° 5.990' W
2009-07-07 18:07:00 2010-12-27 07:30:00 38° 55.308' N
75° 5.992' W
2009-05-13 15:01:00 2009-07-07 18:06:00 38° 55.303' N
75° 6.021' W
2008-11-12 19:32:00 2009-05-13 13:15:00 38° 55.292' N
75° 6.001' W
2008-06-26 16:58:00 2008-11-12 16:37:00 38° 55.298' N
75° 5.990' W
2007-12-20 17:20:00 2008-06-26 16:52:00 38° 55.298' N
75° 5.990' W
2006-11-07 00:00:00 2007-12-20 12:00:00 38° 55.301' N
75° 6.008' W
2006-07-14 00:00:00 2006-11-06 23:54:00 38° 55.301' N
75° 6.008' W
Deployed Recovered Latitude Longitude
2016-01-28 15:30:00 2018-07-23 00:00:00 38° 55.346' N 75° 6.045' W
2014-09-30 12:00:00 2016-01-15 18:30:00 38° 55.344' N 75° 6.048' W
2012-09-12 11:30:00 2014-07-29 23:00:00 38° 55.311' N 75° 5.999' W
2012-04-30 15:00:00 2012-09-12 11:00:00 38° 55.311' N 75° 5.999' W
2011-02-04 18:00:00 2012-04-30 14:00:00 38° 55.311' N 75° 5.999' W
2011-01-13 01:00:00 2011-02-03 17:00:00 38° 55.298' N 75° 5.990' W
2011-01-12 20:30:00 2011-01-12 20:38:00 38° 55.298' N 75° 5.990' W
2009-07-07 18:07:00 2010-12-27 07:30:00 38° 55.308' N 75° 5.992' W
2009-05-13 15:01:00 2009-07-07 18:06:00 38° 55.303' N 75° 6.021' W
2008-11-12 19:32:00 2009-05-13 13:15:00 38° 55.292' N 75° 6.001' W
2008-06-26 16:58:00 2008-11-12 16:37:00 38° 55.298' N 75° 5.990' W
2007-12-20 17:20:00 2008-06-26 16:52:00 38° 55.298' N 75° 5.990' W
2006-11-07 00:00:00 2007-12-20 12:00:00 38° 55.301' N 75° 6.008' W
2006-07-14 00:00:00 2006-11-06 23:54:00 38° 55.301' N 75° 6.008' W