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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1973-08-28 1993-11-04
Information Water-quality 1955-02-16 1999-10-05
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1953-10-01 1997-02-19
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1953-10-01 1999-10-05
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1973-08-28 1999-10-05
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1953-10-01 1999-10-05
Microbiological Water-quality 1968-10-17 1999-10-05
Nutrient Water-quality 1953-10-01 1999-10-05
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1992-10-23 1993-11-04
Organics, other Water-quality 1963-10-02 1999-10-05
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1992-10-23 1999-10-05
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1896-08-01 2024-11-21
Population/Community Water-quality 1974-10-01 1981-09-16
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-02-25 1993-11-04
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1958-01-09 1999-10-05
n/a Peak Measurements 1897-03-19 2024-08-14
n/a Site Visits 1897-01-23 2024-10-07
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02083500 is associated with a Stream in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1896 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02083500 n/a
Site name
TAR RIVER AT TARBORO, NC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 355340 n/a
DMS longitude 0773159 n/a
Decimal latitude 35.89444444 n/a
Decimal longitude -77.5330556 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). H
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
Edgecombe County 065
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map TARBORO n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 9.20 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Lower Tar 03020103
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
2183 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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