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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1983-01-26 2014-09-10
Information Water-quality 1982-12-16 2014-09-10
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1982-12-16 2014-06-10
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1982-12-16 2014-09-10
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1982-12-16 1985-11-05
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1982-12-16 2014-06-06
Microbiological Water-quality 1983-01-26 1985-10-30
Nutrient Water-quality 1982-12-16 2014-09-10
Organics, other Water-quality 1982-12-16 2014-09-10
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2014-04-08 2014-06-10
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1982-11-01 2024-11-21
Population/Community Water-quality 1983-01-26 1983-10-24
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2014-06-06 2014-06-06
Sediment Water-quality 1982-12-02 2014-06-10
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 2014-04-21 2014-06-03
n/a Peak Measurements 1983-04-16 2023-04-07
n/a Site Visits 1982-11-05 2024-10-24
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02097517 is associated with a Stream in Orange County, North Carolina. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1982 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02097517 n/a
Site name
MORGAN CREEK NEAR CHAPEL HILL, NC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 355336 n/a
DMS longitude 0790111 n/a
Decimal latitude 35.8933333 n/a
Decimal longitude -79.0197222 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
Orange County 135
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map CHAPEL HILL n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 238.2 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .05 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Haw 03030002
Drainage basin
07 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
41 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 YYNNNNNN 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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