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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1974-07-24 1980-04-14
Information Water-quality 1974-07-24 2024-02-22
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1961-05-16 2023-09-25
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Unit Values, Water-quality 1960-11-02 2024-02-22
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1970-10-01 2023-09-25
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1960-11-02 2023-09-25
Microbiological Water-quality 1974-07-24 2024-01-23
Nutrient Water-quality 1961-05-16 2023-09-25
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1974-10-23 1976-08-03
Organics, other Water-quality 1963-01-15 2024-01-23
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1974-10-23 1995-07-31
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1918-10-01 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1993-05-10 2023-09-25
Sediment Water-quality 1974-10-23 1976-08-03
n/a Peak Measurements 1920-03-13 2022-04-08
n/a Site Visits 1960-04-01 2024-09-18
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2022-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01208500 is associated with a Stream in New Haven County, Connecticut. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1918 are available online.

The elevation of this gage is 114.26 ft above NAVD of 1988. To obtain stream water surface elevation values in NAVD88, add 114.26 feet to gage height values.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01208500 n/a
Site name
NAUGATUCK RIVER AT BEACON FALLS, CT n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 412632.28 n/a
DMS longitude 0730344.22 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.4423 n/a
Decimal longitude -73.0622833 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). H
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Connecticut 09
State
Connecticut 09
County
New Haven County 009
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map NAUGATUCK, CT n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 114.26 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Housatonic 01100005
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site NNYNYNYNNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20040204 n/a
Drainage area
260 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 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 2404-00100 n/a