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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values 1997-09-30 2024-11-21
n/a Peak Measurements 2009-03-30 2018-11-18
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02087182 is associated with a Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment in Wake County, North Carolina. Current conditions of Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum, Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, and more are available. Water data back to 1997 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02087182 n/a
Site name
FALLS LAKE ABOVE DAM NR FALLS, NC n/a
Site type
Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
LK
DMS latitude 355628 n/a
DMS longitude 0783500 n/a
Decimal latitude 35.9411111 n/a
Decimal longitude -78.5833333 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
Wake County 183
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map WAKE FOREST n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface -0.9 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .13 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Upper Neuse 03020201
Drainage basin
05 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
771 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 453700100 n/a

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