| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | Water-quality | 2018-10-17 | 2021-07-19 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1948-10-01 | 2024-12-21 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1949-05-15 | 2023-05-15 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1948-10-12 | 2024-11-20 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2018-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 12173500 is associated with a Stream in Whatcom County, Washington. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1948 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
12173500 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
RUBY CREEK BELOW PANTHER CREEK NEAR NEWHALEM, WA | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 484230 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 1205834 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 48.7081426 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -120.9773162 | 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 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
Washington | 53 |
|
State
|
Washington | 53 |
|
County
|
Whatcom County | 073 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | n/a | |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 1646.84 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .03 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
17110005 | |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
206 square miles | 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 | 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 | n/a |
