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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2018-09-10 2018-09-10
Information Water-quality 1972-06-25 2019-08-27
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1972-06-25 2019-08-06
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1972-06-25 2019-08-27
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2017-10-02 2019-08-06
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1972-06-25 2019-08-06
Nutrient Water-quality 1972-06-25 2019-08-27
Organics, other Water-quality 2017-11-15 2017-11-15
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1997-06-09 2017-11-15
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1957-04-30 2022-03-08
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2017-10-02 2019-08-06
Sediment Water-quality 2017-10-02 2019-08-27
n/a Peak Measurements 1958-03-28 2019-06-20
n/a Site Visits 1983-09-07 2020-01-23
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2018-01-01 2019-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 04232100 is associated with a Stream in Cayuga County, New York. Water data back to 1957 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
04232100 n/a
Site name
STERLING CREEK AT STERLING NY n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 431931 n/a
DMS longitude 0763850 n/a
Decimal latitude 43.32527778 n/a
Decimal longitude -76.6472222 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
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
New York 36
State
New York 36
County
Cayuga County 011
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map FAIR HAVEN, NY n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 259.37 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System Y
Altitude accuracy .04 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
04140101
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
45.9 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
N 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 n/a