Mermentau River @ Lake Arthur, LA - 08012400
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Mermentau River @ Lake Arthur, LA - 08012400
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Gage height, feet
23.57 ft - Apr 10, 2025 03:15:00 AM CDT
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Apr 10, 2025
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Apr 10, 2025
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
3 data types available - data from 2022-10-13 to 2025-04-10
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Data date range
Gage height, feet
2022-10-13 - 2025-04-10
Discharge, cubic feet per second
2022-10-13 - 2025-04-10
Water velocity reading from field sensor, feet per second [Range Average]
2024-12-10 - 2025-04-10
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2 data types available - data from 2022-10-14 to 2025-04-09
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Discrete sample data
273 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1949-01-19 to 2000-09-06
96 Sampling activities
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 2000-02-24 | 2000-06-29 |
| Information | Water-quality | 1970-01-29 | 2000-09-06 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1949-01-19 | 2000-06-29 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1949-01-19 | 2000-06-29 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1989-09-21 | 1989-09-21 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1949-01-21 | 2000-06-29 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1989-09-21 | 1989-09-21 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1949-01-19 | 2000-06-29 |
| Organics, PCBs | Water-quality | 1989-09-21 | 2000-09-06 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1989-09-21 | 2000-06-29 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1989-09-21 | 2000-09-06 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1949-01-19 | 2025-04-10 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 2000-02-24 | 2000-06-29 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1957-06-30 | 1992-11-19 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 2022-12-12 | 2024-10-24 |
Monitoring location 08012400 is associated with a Stream in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Water velocity reading from field sensor are available. Water data back to 1949 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
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Agency
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U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
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08012400 | n/a |
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Site name
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Mermentau River @ Lake Arthur, LA | n/a |
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Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 300422.2 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0923933.4 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 30.07283333 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -92.6592778 | n/a |
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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 |
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Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
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District
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Louisiana | 22 |
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State
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Louisiana | 22 |
|
County
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Jefferson Davis Parish | 053 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | S 13T11S R 3W | n/a |
| Name of location map | LAKE ARTHUR 180C | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | n/a | |
| Method altitude determined | n/a | |
| Altitude accuracy | n/a | |
|
Altitude datum
|
n/a | |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Mermentau | 08080202 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
Lake or Swamp
|
L |
| Flags for instruments at site | YNNNNNYNNNNNNYYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | 19841001 | n/a |
|
Drainage area
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1723 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | CST | n/a |
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Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
Y | n/a |
|
Data reliability
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n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | NNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
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n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
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n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | 452200104 | n/a |
