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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1974-10-30 2012-07-17
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1974-10-30 2012-07-17
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1974-10-30 2012-07-17
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1974-10-30 2012-07-17
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1975-05-29 2012-07-17
Nutrient Water-quality 1974-10-30 2004-08-19
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1974-09-01 2024-11-23
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1981-03-02 1981-07-13
n/a Peak Measurements 2002-07-22 2023-04-24
n/a Site Visits 1984-04-02 2024-08-06
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06470878 is associated with a Stream in Dickey County, North Dakota. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1974 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06470878 n/a
Site name
JAMES RIVER AT ND-SD STATE LINE n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 455611 n/a
DMS longitude 0981026 n/a
Decimal latitude 45.9363579 n/a
Decimal longitude -98.1742692 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. F
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
Dickey County 021
Country US n/a
Land net location description S34 T129N R60W 5 n/a
Name of location map HECLA, SD n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1200.88 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .16 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10160003
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
5480 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 2180 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 n/a

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