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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 1986-10-01 to 2026-10-04

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1938-10-01 to 2026-10-02

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1940-05-03 to 2026-09-29

Discrete sample data

144 Observed properties (data types) available - data from 1958-02-12 to 1975-06-06

93 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - data from 1874-04-01 to 2024-03-13

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2 data types available - data from 1938-10-01 to 2026-10-02

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	02488500	n/a
Location name	PEARL RIVER NR MONTICELLO, MS	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	31.5533333333333	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-90.0880555555556	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Global positioning system (GPS), Standard Positioning Service (SPS) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS).	5
District	Mississippi	28
State	Mississippi	28
County	Lawrence County	077
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	158.2 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Middle Pearl-Silver	03180003
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	4993 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	4993 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	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

Monitoring location Pearl River NR Monticello, MS - USGS-02488500