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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1997-10-10 1997-10-10
Information Water-quality 1973-05-22 2020-09-08
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1925-08-12 2010-06-14
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1925-08-12 2010-06-14
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1963-04-09 2010-06-14
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1925-08-12 2010-06-14
Microbiological Water-quality 1968-04-29 2006-06-05
Nutrient Water-quality 1925-08-12 2010-06-14
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1980-10-07 1997-10-10
Organics, other Water-quality 1963-07-10 2010-06-14
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1967-09-15 2010-06-14
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1925-08-12 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-02-17 2010-06-14
Sediment Water-quality 1957-01-23 2010-06-14
n/a Peak Measurements 1953-12-14 2023-07-15
n/a Site Visits 1953-12-16 2024-10-23
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01401000 is associated with a Stream in Mercer County, New Jersey. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1925 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01401000 n/a
Site name
Stony Brook at Princeton NJ n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 401959 n/a
DMS longitude 0744055 n/a
Decimal latitude 40.33305556 n/a
Decimal longitude -74.6819444 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 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
New Jersey 34
State
New Jersey 34
County
Mercer County 021
Country US n/a
Land net location description Princton Township n/a
Name of location map Princeton n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 62.23 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Raritan 02030105
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNYNYNYNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19531001 n/a
Drainage area
44.5 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 n/a

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