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Important Inventory Page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2013-05-13 2013-09-05
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2011-08-31 2013-09-05
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2013-05-13 2013-09-05
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2011-10-19 2013-09-05
Nutrient Water-quality 2011-12-27 2013-04-11
Physical Water-quality 2011-08-31 2013-09-05
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2013-05-13 2013-09-05
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01555820 is associated with a Stream in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Water data back to 2011 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01555820 n/a
Site name
Dry Gap Run near Altoona, PA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 403147.2 n/a
DMS longitude 0782650.8 n/a
Decimal latitude 40.52977778 n/a
Decimal longitude -78.4474444 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Pennsylvania 42
State
Pennsylvania 42
County
Blair County 013
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map Altoona, PA n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1558 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 20 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Upper Juniata 02050302
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20110726 n/a
Drainage area
1.21 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 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