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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1978-06-15 1986-06-18
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1930-09-09 1986-06-18
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1930-09-09 1986-06-18
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1930-09-09 1986-06-18
Nutrient Water-quality 1930-09-09 1986-06-18
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1930-09-09 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-02-26 1981-07-30
Sediment Daily Values 1953-02-04 1956-09-29
n/a Peak Measurements 1931-08-22 2022-12-24
n/a Site Visits 1930-07-15 2024-10-31
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02060500 is associated with a Stream in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1930 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02060500 n/a
Site name
ROANOKE RIVER AT ALTAVISTA, VA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 370620.5 n/a
DMS longitude 0791708.3 n/a
Decimal latitude 37.10569444 n/a
Decimal longitude -79.28563889 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
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
Virginia 51
State
Virginia 51
County
Pittsylvania County 143
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map ALTAVISTA n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 502.27 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Differentially corrected Global Positioning System. D
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Upper Roanoke 03010101
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 19901213 n/a
Drainage area
1782 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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