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4 data types available - data from 1982-11-01 to 2026-07-27

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4 data types available - data from 1982-11-01 to 2026-07-27

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	02097517	n/a
Location name	MORGAN CREEK NEAR CHAPEL HILL, NC	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	35.8933333333333	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-79.0197222222222	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
District	North Carolina	37
State	North Carolina	37
County	Orange County	135
Country	United States of America	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	0.05 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Haw	03030002
Drainage basin	07	n/a
Date of first construction		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
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