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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2012-10-23 2024-03-04
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2012-10-23 2024-03-04
Nutrient Water-quality 2012-10-23 2023-11-16
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2012-10-22 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 2012-10-23 2023-11-16
n/a Peak Measurements 2014-05-03 2023-02-14
n/a Site Visits 2012-11-06 2024-09-09
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2014-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01674182 is associated with a Stream in Caroline County, Virginia. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height 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
01674182 n/a
Site name
POLECAT CREEK AT ROUTE 301 NEAR PENOLA, VA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 375737.2 n/a
DMS longitude 0772036.4 n/a
Decimal latitude 37.9603333 n/a
Decimal longitude -77.3434444 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
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
Virginia 51
State
Virginia 51
County
Caroline County 033
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map PENOLA n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 67.11 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System Y
Altitude accuracy .12 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Mattaponi 02080105
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
49.0 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
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
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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