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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 1965-08-16 1975-03-31
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1965-08-16 1975-03-31
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1974-10-23 1975-03-31
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1965-08-16 1975-03-31
Microbiological Water-quality 1975-01-20 1975-03-31
Nutrient Water-quality 1965-08-16 1975-03-31
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1974-10-23 1975-03-31
Organics, other Water-quality 1974-10-23 1975-03-31
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1974-10-23 1975-03-31
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1965-07-16 2024-12-03
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1974-10-23 1974-10-23
Sediment Water-quality 1975-01-20 1975-03-31
n/a Peak Measurements 1995-04-25 2024-01-27
n/a Site Visits 1965-07-16 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 02472850 is associated with a Stream in Covington County, Mississippi. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1965 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02472850 n/a
Site name
OKATOMA CREEK AT SANFORD, MS n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 312921 n/a
DMS longitude 0892600 n/a
Decimal latitude 31.48916667 n/a
Decimal longitude -89.4333333 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
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
Covington County 031
Country US n/a
Land net location description SENES 18T06N R14W S n/a
Name of location map 292A SANFORD n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 183.33 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy 0.1 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
03170004
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19941214 n/a
Drainage area
257.00 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 257.00 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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