| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 1942-07-08 | 1986-06-10 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1963-05-10 | 1978-02-23 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1960-09-13 | 1983-09-16 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1960-09-27 | 1978-02-23 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1960-09-13 | 1963-07-11 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1909-05-07 | 2024-12-21 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1888-07-10 | 2023-08-13 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1909-05-12 | 2024-09-10 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 03070500 is associated with a Stream in Preston County, West Virginia. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1888 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
03070500 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
BIG SANDY CREEK AT ROCKVILLE, WV | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 393718.3 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0794216.4 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 39.62175 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -79.7045556 | 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 (Differentially-Corrected GPS). | 1 |
|
Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
West Virginia | 54 |
|
State
|
West Virginia | 54 |
|
County
|
Preston County | 077 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | n/a | |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 1322.4 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System | X |
| Altitude accuracy | .09 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
05020004 | |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
200 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | EST | 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 | n/a |
