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  • New to WDFN: see current water conditions throughout the state using the new State Pages. Filter by continuous data type and age of data, view latest values, and link to graphing options to explore the data further. To learn more, read our announcement on the Water Data for the Nation blog.
Important Inventory Page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1956-04-23 1956-04-23
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1956-04-23 1956-04-23
Nutrient Water-quality 1956-04-23 1956-04-23
Physical Daily Values, Water-quality 1947-01-08 2002-04-30
n/a Peak Measurements 1979-02-17 2001-07-20
n/a Site Visits 1947-01-08 1999-10-06
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02240902 is associated with a Stream in Alachua County, Florida. Water data back to 1947 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02240902 n/a
Site name
PRAIRIE CREEK NEAR GAINESVILLE, FL n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 293641 n/a
DMS longitude 0821456 n/a
Decimal latitude 29.61163537 n/a
Decimal longitude -82.2487121 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Long range navigation system. L
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
125 n/a
State
Florida 12
County
Alachua County 001
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map ROCHELLE n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface n/a
Method altitude determined n/a
Altitude accuracy n/a
Altitude datum
n/a
Subbasin hydrologic unit
03080102
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
114 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
N 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