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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2014-06-02 2014-06-02
Information Water-quality 2014-04-21 2014-06-11
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2014-05-21 2014-06-11
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2014-05-21 2014-06-11
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2014-05-21 2014-06-11
Nutrient Water-quality 2014-05-21 2014-06-11
Organics, other Water-quality 2014-05-21 2014-06-11
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2014-05-21 2014-06-11
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1987-12-01 2024-11-08
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2014-06-02 2014-06-02
Sediment Water-quality 2014-05-21 2014-06-11
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 2014-06-02 2014-06-02
n/a Peak Measurements 1989-08-18 2023-04-09
n/a Site Visits 1987-12-04 2024-11-07
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 0208758850 is associated with a Stream in Wake County, North Carolina. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1987 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
0208758850 n/a
Site name
SWIFT CREEK NEAR MCCULLARS CROSSROADS, NC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 354137 n/a
DMS longitude 0784132 n/a
Decimal latitude 35.6936111 n/a
Decimal longitude -78.6922222 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 LAKE WHEELER n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 250.4 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .06 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 NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19871204 n/a
Drainage area
35.8 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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