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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2014-06-07 2014-06-07
Information Water-quality 2014-04-08 2018-01-12
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2014-04-08 2014-06-12
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2014-04-08 2016-12-06
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2014-04-08 2014-06-07
Nutrient Water-quality 2014-04-08 2018-01-12
Organics, other Water-quality 2014-04-08 2014-06-12
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2014-04-08 2014-06-12
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2008-07-22 2024-11-08
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2014-06-07 2014-06-07
Sediment Water-quality 2014-04-08 2014-06-12
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 2014-04-23 2014-06-04
n/a Peak Measurements 2009-09-22 2023-04-30
n/a Site Visits 2008-07-21 2024-09-24
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2009-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 0209722970 is associated with a Stream in Durham County, North Carolina. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 2008 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
0209722970 n/a
Site name
SANDY CREEK AT CORNWALLIS RD NEAR DURHAM, NC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 355859.6 n/a
DMS longitude 0785724.5 n/a
Decimal latitude 35.9832222 n/a
Decimal longitude -78.9568056 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
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
Durham County 063
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 266.0 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .12 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Haw 03030002
Drainage basin
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 20080708 n/a
Drainage area
4.67 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 Y 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 Durham n/a

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