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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1999-09-17 1999-10-05
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1999-09-17 1999-10-05
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1999-09-17 1999-09-19
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1999-09-17 1999-09-19
Microbiological Water-quality 1999-09-17 1999-09-17
Nutrient Water-quality 1999-09-17 1999-09-19
Organics, other Water-quality 1999-09-17 1999-09-19
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1999-09-17 1999-09-19
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1963-11-07 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 1976-02-20 1999-09-19
n/a Peak Measurements 1934-12-01 2023-04-09
n/a Site Visits 1974-01-03 2024-06-24
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02081747 is associated with a Stream in Franklin County, North Carolina. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1934 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02081747 n/a
Site name
TAR R AT US 401 AT LOUISBURG, NC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 360535 n/a
DMS longitude 0781746 n/a
Decimal latitude 36.09305556 n/a
Decimal longitude -78.2961111 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
Franklin County 069
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map LOUISBURG n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 175.6 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .1 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 NNNNYNNNNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
427 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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