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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Daily Values, Unit Values 2012-08-15 2017-10-02
Information Water-quality 2020-09-01 2023-12-13
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2012-08-14 2024-11-08
Microbiological Water-quality 2020-09-01 2020-09-08
Nutrient Daily Values, Unit Values 2012-08-24 2024-07-25
Organics, other Water-quality 2020-09-01 2020-09-01
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2012-08-14 2024-11-08
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2014-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01304562 is associated with an Estuary in Suffolk County, New York. Current conditions of Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), Dissolved oxygen, Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, and more are available. Water data back to 2012 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01304562 n/a
Site name
PECONIC RIVER AT COUNTY HWY 105 AT RIVERHEAD NY n/a
Site type
Estuary
ES
DMS latitude 405504.0 n/a
DMS longitude 0723819.2 n/a
Decimal latitude 40.91777778 n/a
Decimal longitude -72.6386667 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
New York 36
State
New York 36
County
Suffolk County 103
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map RIVERHEAD, NY n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface n/a
Method altitude determined n/a
Altitude accuracy n/a
Altitude datum
n/a
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Southern Long Island 02030202
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
N n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files 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 n/a

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