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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2014-08-11 2014-08-11
Information Water-quality 2004-09-08 2014-08-19
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2014-08-19 2014-08-19
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2004-09-08 2014-08-19
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2014-08-19 2014-08-19
Nutrient Water-quality 2014-08-19 2014-08-19
Organics, other Water-quality 2014-08-19 2014-08-19
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2004-09-01 2024-11-21
Sediment Water-quality 2014-08-19 2014-08-19
n/a Peak Measurements 2004-09-08 2024-09-27
n/a Site Visits 2004-08-27 2024-10-28
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 03508050 is associated with a Stream in Jackson County, North Carolina. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 2004 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
03508050 n/a
Site name
TUCKASEGEE RIVER AT SR 1172 NR CULLOWHEE, NC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 351716 n/a
DMS longitude 0830838 n/a
Decimal latitude 35.28777778 n/a
Decimal longitude -83.14388889 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
Jackson County 099
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 2111.45 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .20 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
06010203
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
147 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 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
Project number n/a

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