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Important Inventory Page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2001-03-20 2001-05-22
Information Water-quality 2001-03-20 2001-05-22
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1966-11-30 2001-05-22
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1966-11-30 2001-05-22
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1966-11-30 2001-05-22
Microbiological Water-quality 2001-03-20 2001-05-22
Nutrient Water-quality 1966-11-30 2001-05-22
Organics, other Water-quality 2001-03-20 2001-05-22
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2001-03-20 2001-05-22
Physical Water-quality 1966-11-30 2001-05-22
Sediment Water-quality 2001-04-26 2001-05-22
n/a Peak Measurements 1964-03-07 2007-01-05
n/a Site Visits 1955-10-06 2002-10-30
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2007-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 08011800 is associated with a Stream in Allen Parish, Louisiana. Water data back to 1955 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
08011800 n/a
Site name
Castor Cr @ Cottingin Castor Rd. nr Oberlin, LA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 303710 n/a
DMS longitude 0923710 n/a
Decimal latitude 30.61944444 n/a
Decimal longitude -92.6194444 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Louisiana 22
State
Louisiana 22
County
Allen Parish 003
Country US n/a
Land net location description S 18T 5S R 2W n/a
Name of location map DURALDE 144D n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 32.5 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 2.5 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
08080201
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Undulating
U
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20010305 n/a
Drainage area
43.90 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 n/a