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3 data types available - data from 1977-08-09 to 2026-09-08

2 data types available - data from 1977-09-01 to 2026-09-01

62 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1978-02-16 to 2014-06-16

43 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1977-11-05 to 2025-02-13

2 data types available - data from 1977-08-09 to 2026-09-08

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	02204285	n/a
Location name	PATES CREEK NEAR FLIPPEN, GA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	33.4928055555556	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-84.2450555555556	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Georgia	13
State	Georgia	13
County	Henry County	151
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	714.21 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.44 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Ocmulgee	03070103
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	11.9 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