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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1921-12-31 2024-11-23
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1994-07-26 1994-07-26
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1994-07-26 1994-07-26
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1994-07-26 1994-07-26
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1994-07-26 1994-07-26
Nutrient Water-quality 1994-07-26 1994-07-26
Organics, other Water-quality 1994-07-26 1994-07-26
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1994-07-26 2024-11-23
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1994-07-26 1994-07-26
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 10297000 is associated with a Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment in Douglas County, Nevada. Current conditions of Elevation of reservoir water surface above datum and Reservoir storage are available. Water data back to 1921 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
10297000 n/a
Site name
TOPAZ LAKE NR TOPAZ, CA n/a
Site type
Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
LK
DMS latitude 384135.64 n/a
DMS longitude 1193113.11 n/a
Decimal latitude 38.6932333 n/a
Decimal longitude -119.5203083 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
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
Nevada 32
State
Nevada 32
County
Douglas County 005
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWNES33 T10N R22E M n/a
Name of location map TOPAZ LAKE, NV CA n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 4900.00 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 5 feet n/a
Altitude datum
Local Mean Sea Level LMSL
Subbasin hydrologic unit
16050302
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation PST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NYNNNNNN 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

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