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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2006-03-31 2015-07-21
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2006-03-31 2016-08-09
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2006-03-31 2016-08-09
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2006-03-31 2016-08-09
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2006-03-31 2016-08-09
Nutrient Water-quality 2006-03-31 2016-08-09
Organics, other Water-quality 2006-03-31 2016-08-09
Physical Unit Values, Water-quality 2006-03-31 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2006-03-31 2016-08-09
n/a Site Visits 2012-08-21 2024-09-26
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2006-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 04026511 is associated with a Stream in Ashland County, Wisconsin. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 2006 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
04026511 n/a
Site name
BAD RIVER AT US HIGHWAY 169 NEAR MELLEN, WI n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 462007 n/a
DMS longitude 0903907 n/a
Decimal latitude 46.33527778 n/a
Decimal longitude -90.6519444 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
Wisconsin 55
State
Wisconsin 55
County
Ashland County 003
Country US n/a
Land net location description SWNWS32 T45N R02W 4 n/a
Name of location map MELLEN, WI n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1225 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 5 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
04010302
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site NNNYNNYNNYNYNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
105.52 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files 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 249100100 n/a