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2 data types available - data from 2011-06-01 to 2026-08-19

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2 data types available - data from 2011-05-31 to 2026-08-11

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33 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 2013-09-19 to 2014-05-19

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	03572690	n/a
Location name	SOUTH SAUTY CREEK NEAR RAINSVILLE, ALA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	34.498611	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-85.92972200000001	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Alabama	01
State	Alabama	01
County	DeKalb County	049
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1101.97 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.16 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Guntersville Lake	06030001
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	44.1 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		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 South Sauty Creek Near Rainsville, Ala - USGS-03572690