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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1972-12-01 2014-06-09
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1964-10-16 2014-06-09
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1964-10-16 2014-06-09
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2014-06-09 2014-06-09
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1972-12-01 2014-06-09
Microbiological Water-quality 1972-12-01 1972-12-01
Nutrient Water-quality 1972-12-01 2014-06-09
Organics, other Water-quality 2014-06-09 2014-06-09
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1996-08-09 2014-06-09
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1925-02-15 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2014-06-09 2014-06-09
n/a Peak Measurements 1926-03-25 2023-05-01
n/a Site Visits 1925-03-11 2024-09-13
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 04234000 is associated with a Stream in Tompkins County, New York. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1925 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
04234000 n/a
Site name
FALL CREEK NEAR ITHACA NY n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 422712 n/a
DMS longitude 0762822 n/a
Decimal latitude 42.4533333 n/a
Decimal longitude -76.47277778 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
Tompkins County 109
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map ITHACA EAST, NY n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 794.52 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
04140201
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
126 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 126 square miles 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

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