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Continuous data

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

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1956-03-01 to 2026-08-20

Field measurements

3 data types available - data from 2023-11-08 to 2026-05-05

Discrete sample data

29 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1967-10-31 to 1969-03-18

5 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1954-05-02 to 2025-05-10

Statistical tables for select daily data types

2 data types available - data from 1956-03-01 to 2026-08-20

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	08016800	n/a
Location name	Bear Head Ck nr Starks, LA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	30.3334444444444	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-93.6295277777778	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	Calcasieu Parish	019
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	West Fork Calcasieu	08080205
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	177 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 Bear Head Ck nr Starks, LA - USGS-08016800