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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1978-03-21 1981-09-22
Information Water-quality 1965-04-21 2018-10-02
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1964-07-10 2018-09-05
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1964-07-10 2018-10-02
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1978-02-21 2018-09-05
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1964-07-10 2018-09-05
Microbiological Water-quality 1978-01-24 1992-08-12
Nutrient Water-quality 1964-07-10 2018-10-02
Organics, other Water-quality 1978-01-24 2017-11-14
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2014-11-03 2017-11-14
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1957-08-22 2024-11-21
Population/Community Water-quality 1978-03-21 1981-09-22
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-03-16 2018-09-05
Sediment Water-quality 1978-02-21 2018-10-02
n/a Peak Measurements 1957-12-21 2023-01-01
n/a Site Visits 1957-07-29 2024-09-11
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2017-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 04250750 is associated with a Stream in Jefferson County, New York. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1957 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
04250750 n/a
Site name
SANDY CREEK NEAR ADAMS NY n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 434849.3 n/a
DMS longitude 0760428.0 n/a
Decimal latitude 43.81369444 n/a
Decimal longitude -76.0744444 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
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
Jefferson County 045
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map ADAMS, NY n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 523.26 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
04140102
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
137 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

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