This station was discontinued March 2026. For questions, please contact GS-W-LMG_Data_Chief@usgs.gov

Available data

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4 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-03-18

4 data types available - data from 1999-01-28 to 2026-03-17

1 data types available - data from 2007-09-04 to 2026-03-18

0 observed properties (data types) available

1 data types available - with data from 1997-07-18 to 2023-10-12

4 data types available - data from 1999-01-28 to 2026-03-17

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	073745258	n/a
Location name	Cow Bayou at American Bay nr Pointe-A-La-Hache, LA	n/a
Site type	Estuary	ES
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	29.5707698857491	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-89.7039523603803	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Unknown or unspecified.	U
District	Louisiana	22
State	Louisiana	22
County	Plaquemines Parish	075
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	-0.59 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.16 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Eastern Louisiana Coastal	08090203
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area		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