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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values 1985-10-01 2024-11-21
n/a Peak Measurements 2009-06-05 2018-11-13
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2022-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02077280 is associated with a Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment in Person County, North Carolina. Current conditions of Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum and Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929 are available. Water data back to 1985 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02077280 n/a
Site name
HYCO LAKE AT DAM NR ROXBORO, NC n/a
Site type
Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
LK
DMS latitude 363042 n/a
DMS longitude 0790250 n/a
Decimal latitude 36.51166667 n/a
Decimal longitude -79.0472222 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. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
North Carolina 37
State
North Carolina 37
County
Person County 145
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map ALTON n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 399.29 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .14 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Lower Dan 03010104
Drainage basin
03 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
189 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 NYNNNNNN 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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