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2 data types available - data from 2023-11-16 to 2026-09-03

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1949-10-01 to 2026-09-02

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3 data types available - data from 2023-11-15 to 2026-09-03

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110 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1953-02-03 to 1982-03-18

105 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - with data from 1945-04-01 to 2025-04-11

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2 data types available - data from 1949-10-01 to 2026-09-02

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07353000	n/a
Location name	Saline Byu nr Clarence, LA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	31.768055555555556	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-92.96944444444445	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS)	D
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS).	5
District	Louisiana	22
State	Louisiana	22
County	Natchitoches Parish	069
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	74.36 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS1 - Level 1 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	W
Altitude accuracy	0.16 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Saline Bayou	11140208
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1386 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	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

Monitoring location Saline Byu nr Clarence, LA - USGS-07353000