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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1952-10-17 2013-07-10
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1952-10-17 1953-04-30
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1952-10-17 1953-04-30
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1952-10-17 2013-07-10
Nutrient Water-quality 1952-10-17 1953-04-30
Organics, other Water-quality 2013-07-10 2013-07-10
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2013-07-10 2013-07-10
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1909-08-26 2024-12-03
Sediment Water-quality 2013-07-10 2013-07-10
n/a Peak Measurements 1910-01-22 2023-07-06
n/a Site Visits 1985-09-25 2024-10-02
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01179500 is associated with a Stream in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Current conditions of Discharge, Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1909 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01179500 n/a
Site name
WESTFIELD RIVER AT KNIGHTVILLE, MA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 421716 n/a
DMS longitude 0725153 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.28786655 n/a
Decimal longitude -72.8642636 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Massachusetts 25
State
Massachusetts 25
County
Hampshire County 015
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map WESTHAMPTON, MA n/a
Scale of location map 25000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 460.62 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Westfield 01080206
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNYNYNNNNNNNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20061130 n/a
Drainage area
161 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 161 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NNNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number 244100100 n/a