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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1974-10-23 1974-10-23
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1960-01-05 1975-04-03
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1960-01-05 1975-06-04
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1974-10-23 1975-04-03
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1960-01-05 1975-04-03
Microbiological Water-quality 1973-10-17 1975-06-04
Nutrient Water-quality 1960-01-05 1975-06-04
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1974-10-23 1975-04-03
Organics, other Water-quality 1974-09-10 1975-06-04
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1974-10-23 1975-04-03
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1938-09-16 2024-11-23
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1974-10-23 1974-10-23
Sediment Water-quality 1974-09-10 1975-06-04
n/a Peak Measurements 1900-04-01 2024-03-09
n/a Site Visits 1938-08-23 2024-11-07
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02472500 is associated with a Stream in Forrest County, Mississippi. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1900 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02472500 n/a
Site name
BOUIE CREEK NR HATTIESBURG, MS n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 312533 n/a
DMS longitude 0892453 n/a
Decimal latitude 31.42583333 n/a
Decimal longitude -89.4147222 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Mississippi 28
State
Mississippi 28
County
Forrest County 035
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWNWSWS 04T05N R14W S n/a
Name of location map 312A SANFORD n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 159.65 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS1 - Level 1 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System W
Altitude accuracy .1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
03170004
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19380916 n/a
Drainage area
304 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 304 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST 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 452800100 n/a

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