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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2008-10-07 2022-11-02
Information Water-quality 1978-06-21 2022-11-02
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1987-11-18 2022-11-02
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1977-11-02 2022-11-02
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1977-11-02 2022-11-02
Nutrient Water-quality 1989-01-10 2023-09-18
Organics, other Water-quality 1989-01-10 2022-11-02
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1977-10-01 2022-11-02
n/a Peak Measurements 1978-01-09 1992-04-12
n/a Site Visits 1983-11-03 1992-10-15
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 04256485 is associated with a Stream in Herkimer County, New York. Water data back to 1977 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
04256485 n/a
Site name
WOODS LAKE OUTLET NR BIG MOOSE NY n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 435156.37 n/a
DMS longitude 0745718.43 n/a
Decimal latitude 43.8656583 n/a
Decimal longitude -74.9551194 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). H
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
Herkimer County 043
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map BIG MOOSE, NY n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1980 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 10 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
04150101
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site YNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
0.80 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
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
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 MCHALE-ALTM n/a