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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2005-09-29 2024-02-15
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2005-09-29 2024-02-15
Nutrient Water-quality 2005-09-29 2023-06-23
Organics, other Water-quality 2014-05-02 2014-05-02
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2014-05-02 2014-05-02
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2005-09-29 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 2005-09-29 2023-06-23
n/a Peak Measurements 2006-11-17 2023-02-18
n/a Site Visits 2005-06-08 2024-09-23
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02024752 is associated with a Stream in Amherst County, Virginia. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 2005 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02024752 n/a
Site name
JAMES RIVER AT BLUE RIDGE PKWY NR BIG ISLAND, VA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 373319 n/a
DMS longitude 0792203 n/a
Decimal latitude 37.55541524 n/a
Decimal longitude -79.3672547 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 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Virginia 51
State
Virginia 51
County
Amherst County 009
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map BIG ISLAND n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 600.14 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .10 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Middle James-Buffalo 02080203
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
3076 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

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