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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1998-08-04 2018-08-28
Information Water-quality 1980-06-17 2024-01-18
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1979-02-08 2023-11-30
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1979-02-08 2024-01-18
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1980-09-08 2023-11-30
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1980-06-17 2023-11-30
Microbiological Water-quality 1980-08-19 1981-09-05
Nutrient Water-quality 1980-06-17 2023-12-14
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1981-08-31 2009-08-21
Organics, other Water-quality 1980-07-01 2023-12-14
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1981-08-31 2023-12-14
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1979-02-08 2024-11-20
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1980-07-01 2007-09-04
Sediment Water-quality 1980-10-26 2022-08-04
n/a Peak Measurements 1981-06-08 2024-06-09
n/a Site Visits 1984-02-28 2024-10-08
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 10168000 is associated with a Stream in Salt Lake County, Utah. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1979 are available online.

To convert gage height to water-surface elevation above sea level in NAVD 1988, add 4,254.24 feet to gage height.
Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
10168000 n/a
Site name
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CREEK @ JORDAN RIVER NR SLC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 403951.5 n/a
DMS longitude 1115355.9 n/a
Decimal latitude 40.66430556 n/a
Decimal longitude -111.898861 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Utah 49
State
Utah 49
County
Salt Lake County 035
Country US n/a
Land net location description SWNWNES12 T02S R01W S n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 4254.24 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System X
Altitude accuracy .13 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
16020204
Drainage basin
10 n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
46.0 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation MST 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 474922400 n/a

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