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Important Inventory Page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1976-07-28 1992-03-17
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1979-10-03 1992-03-17
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1976-07-28 1992-03-17
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1979-10-03 1992-03-17
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1979-10-03 1992-03-17
Nutrient Water-quality 1976-07-28 1984-04-03
Physical Water-quality 1976-07-28 1992-03-17
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1982-04-08 1982-04-08
n/a Peak Measurements 1980-04-07 1992-03-17
n/a Site Visits 1980-03-27 1992-03-17
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05059400 is associated with a Stream in Cass County, North Dakota. Water data back to 1976 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05059400 n/a
Site name
SHEYENNE RIVER NR HORACE, ND n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 464813 n/a
DMS longitude 0965413 n/a
Decimal latitude 46.8035778 n/a
Decimal longitude -96.9039742 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 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
North Dakota 38
State
North Dakota 38
County
Cass County 017
Country US n/a
Land net location description S06 T138N R49W 5 n/a
Name of location map WEST FARGO SOUTH, ND n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface n/a
Method altitude determined n/a
Altitude accuracy n/a
Altitude datum
n/a
Subbasin hydrologic unit
09020204
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
8850 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 3070 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 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