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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1956-10-24 1962-04-20
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1956-10-24 1973-02-21
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1956-10-24 1973-02-21
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1971-06-30 1971-06-30
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1956-10-24 1973-02-21
Microbiological Water-quality 1969-03-04 1973-02-21
Nutrient Water-quality 1956-10-24 1973-02-21
Organics, other Water-quality 1968-05-27 1973-02-21
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1940-04-01 2024-12-30
Sediment Water-quality 1977-03-13 1980-04-09
n/a Peak Measurements 1916-07-01 2022-11-11
n/a Site Visits 1940-05-29 2024-08-21
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 03479000 is associated with a Stream in Watauga County, North Carolina. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Precipitation, and more are available. Water data back to 1916 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
03479000 n/a
Site name
WATAUGA RIVER NEAR SUGAR GROVE, NC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 361421 n/a
DMS longitude 0814920 n/a
Decimal latitude 36.23916667 n/a
Decimal longitude -81.8222222 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
North Carolina 37
State
North Carolina 37
County
Watauga County 189
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map VALLE CRUCIS, NC n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 2607.68 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
06010103
Drainage basin
12 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
92.1 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 NYNNNNNN 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

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