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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1967-05-31 2002-12-16
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1967-03-30 2002-07-10
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1967-03-30 2002-12-16
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1970-10-14 2002-07-10
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1967-03-30 2002-07-10
Microbiological Water-quality 1967-10-11 2002-10-28
Nutrient Water-quality 1967-03-30 2002-12-16
Organics, other Water-quality 1972-01-27 2002-12-16
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1964-07-15 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1967-10-11 1981-08-19
Sediment Water-quality 1967-04-28 1971-06-08
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 1991-10-28 1991-10-28
n/a Peak Measurements 1964-10-04 2023-01-04
n/a Site Visits 1964-07-15 2024-11-04
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02178400 is associated with a Stream in Rabun County, Georgia. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Precipitation are available. Water data back to 1964 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02178400 n/a
Site name
TALLULAH RIVER NEAR CLAYTON, GA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 345323.9 n/a
DMS longitude 0833150.3 n/a
Decimal latitude 34.8899722 n/a
Decimal longitude -83.53063889 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Georgia 13
State
Georgia 13
County
Rabun County 241
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map HIGHTOWER BALD n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1868.93 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Tugaloo 03060102
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
58.4 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 58.4 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NNNNNNNN 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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