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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1966-08-18 1971-04-29
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1966-08-18 1971-04-29
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1966-08-18 1967-04-04
Nutrient Water-quality 1966-08-18 1971-04-29
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1959-05-01 2024-11-09
n/a Peak Measurements 1960-04-03 2023-05-01
n/a Site Visits 1957-06-28 2024-10-29
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 04273700 is associated with a Stream in Clinton 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
04273700 n/a
Site name
SALMON RIVER AT SOUTH PLATTSBURGH NY n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 443824.6 n/a
DMS longitude 0732941.6 n/a
Decimal latitude 44.64016667 n/a
Decimal longitude -73.49488889 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
Clinton County 019
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map PLATTSBURGH, NY n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 220.45 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
04150408
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
63.3 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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