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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1987-08-27 1988-08-11
Information Water-quality 1981-10-06 1992-10-14
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1968-04-16 1988-08-11
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1968-04-16 2013-10-01
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1987-08-27 1988-08-11
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1968-04-16 1988-08-11
Microbiological Water-quality 1988-08-11 1988-08-11
Nutrient Water-quality 1968-04-16 1988-08-11
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1988-09-21 1988-09-21
Organics, other Water-quality 1968-04-16 1988-09-21
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1988-09-21 1988-09-21
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1950-03-24 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1987-08-27 1987-08-27
Sediment Water-quality 1987-08-27 1988-08-11
n/a Peak Measurements 1951-01-04 2023-01-04
n/a Site Visits 1950-06-12 2024-07-16
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 03289000 is associated with a Stream in Fayette County, Kentucky. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Precipitation are available. Water data back to 1950 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
03289000 n/a
Site name
SOUTH ELKHORN CREEK AT FORT SPRING, KY n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 380235 n/a
DMS longitude 0843735 n/a
Decimal latitude 38.0431322 n/a
Decimal longitude -84.6263318 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. F
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Kentucky 21
State
Kentucky 21
County
Fayette County 067
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 834.20 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
05100205
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
24.0 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 21.2 square miles 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 452107100 n/a

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