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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1992-10-20 1992-10-20
Information Water-quality 1955-05-03 1999-10-05
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1955-05-03 1992-10-20
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1955-05-03 1999-10-05
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1992-10-20 1999-09-19
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1955-08-29 1999-09-19
Microbiological Water-quality 1999-09-17 1999-09-17
Nutrient Water-quality 1955-05-03 1999-09-19
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1992-10-20 1992-10-20
Organics, other Water-quality 1992-10-20 1999-09-19
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1992-10-20 1999-09-19
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1939-10-01 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1992-10-20 1992-10-20
Sediment Water-quality 1969-03-07 1999-09-19
n/a Peak Measurements 1940-05-25 2023-07-14
n/a Site Visits 1939-11-08 2024-07-26
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02081500 is associated with a Stream in Granville County, North Carolina. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1939 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02081500 n/a
Site name
TAR RIVER NEAR TAR RIVER, NC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 361139 n/a
DMS longitude 0783459 n/a
Decimal latitude 36.19416667 n/a
Decimal longitude -78.5830556 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
Granville County 077
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map WILTON n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 286.34 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Reported method of determination. R
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Upper Tar 03020101
Drainage basin
04 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
167 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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