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Continuous data

1 data types available - data from 2023-12-19 to 2026-08-29

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 2023-12-22 to 2026-08-27

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1953-10-21 to 2026-02-24

Discrete sample data

28 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1966-12-06 to 1968-09-17

2 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - with data from 1950-02-14 to 2024-12-09

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1 data types available - data from 2023-12-22 to 2026-08-27

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08012900	n/a
Location name	Calcasieu R @ Hineston, LA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	31.1288888888889	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-92.7620833333333	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.	D
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS).	5
District	Louisiana	22
State	Louisiana	22
County	Rapides Parish	079
Country	United States of America	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	Upper Calcasieu	08080203
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	436 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 Calcasieu R @ Hineston, LA - USGS-08012900