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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1998-03-19 2023-06-27
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1998-08-05 2023-06-27
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1998-08-05 2023-06-27
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1998-08-05 2023-06-27
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1998-08-05 2023-06-27
Nutrient Water-quality 2013-05-08 2023-06-27
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1998-03-01 2024-11-12
n/a Peak Measurements 1998-03-30 2023-04-23
n/a Site Visits 1998-03-19 2024-10-17
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05056340 is associated with a Stream in Benson County, North Dakota. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1998 are available online.

This station is operated seasonally (March 1 to September 30).
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05056340 n/a
Site name
LITTLE COULEE NR LEEDS, ND n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 481436 n/a
DMS longitude 0992221 n/a
Decimal latitude 48.2433322 n/a
Decimal longitude -99.3729125 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 3 sec (SPS GPS). R
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
North Dakota 38
State
North Dakota 38
County
Benson County 005
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWSWS14 T155N R68W 5 n/a
Name of location map BRINSMADE, ND n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1426.01 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .04 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
09020201
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
320 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 170 square miles n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files YNNNNNNN 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 STATE n/a

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