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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1958-02-04 1973-07-11
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1958-02-04 1972-06-15
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1958-02-04 1973-07-11
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1958-02-04 1972-06-15
Microbiological Water-quality 1972-06-08 1972-06-08
Nutrient Water-quality 1958-02-04 1972-11-28
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1930-10-01 2024-11-23
n/a Peak Measurements 1900-04-01 2023-02-22
n/a Site Visits 1930-12-02 2024-11-08
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02479000 is associated with a Stream in George 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
02479000 n/a
Site name
PASCAGOULA RIVER AT MERRILL, MS n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 305841 n/a
DMS longitude 0884337 n/a
Decimal latitude 30.97805556 n/a
Decimal longitude -88.7269444 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
George County 039
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWSWS 18T01S R07W S n/a
Name of location map 355A MERRILL n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 25.87 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
03170006
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNYNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19301001 n/a
Drainage area
6590 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 6590 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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