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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1997-11-15 2024-03-05
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2022-06-08 2022-06-13
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2022-06-08 2022-07-19
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1998-06-27 2022-06-13
Microbiological Water-quality 1998-06-27 1998-06-30
Nutrient Daily Values, Water-quality 1998-02-12 2024-01-11
Organics, other Water-quality 2022-06-08 2022-07-19
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1977-06-07 2024-11-21
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1977-06-07 2024-01-11
n/a Peak Measurements 1998-03-31 2023-03-31
n/a Site Visits 1975-10-06 2024-10-31
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2009-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05427943 is associated with a Stream in Dane County, Wisconsin. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1975 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05427943 n/a
Site name
PHEASANT BRANCH AT AIRPORT ROAD NEAR MIDDLETON, WI n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 430640 n/a
DMS longitude 0893210 n/a
Decimal latitude 43.1111111 n/a
Decimal longitude -89.5361111 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 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Wisconsin 55
State
Wisconsin 55
County
Dane County 025
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWNWS5 T7N R8E 4 n/a
Name of location map MIDDLETON n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 912.47 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS4 - Level 4 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System Z
Altitude accuracy .06 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
07090001
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site NNNYNNNNNNNYNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
9.70 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 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 24919KP41 n/a