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Important Legacy real-time page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1993-08-24 1994-08-29
Information Water-quality 1974-09-01 2003-09-12
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1983-11-03 2003-09-12
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1974-07-17 2003-09-12
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1993-08-23 1994-08-29
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1993-04-20 1995-07-07
Microbiological Water-quality 1996-06-03 2003-08-18
Nutrient Water-quality 1983-11-03 2003-09-12
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1993-08-23 1994-08-30
Organics, other Water-quality 1993-04-20 1995-07-07
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1993-08-23 1994-08-30
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1904-05-01 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1993-08-23 1995-07-07
Sediment Water-quality 1983-11-03 2003-09-12
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 1993-10-13 1995-07-07
n/a Peak Measurements 1904-06-19 2023-06-09
n/a Site Visits 1984-09-11 2024-08-28
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 13120500 is associated with a Stream in Custer County, Idaho. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1904 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
13120500 n/a
Site name
BIG LOST RIVER AT HOWELL RANCH NR CHILLY ID n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 435954 n/a
DMS longitude 1140116 n/a
Decimal latitude 43.9983333 n/a
Decimal longitude -114.021111 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
Idaho 16
State
Idaho 16
County
Custer County 037
Country US n/a
Land net location description NENWS30 T08N R21E B n/a
Name of location map HARRY CANYON, ID n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 6626.34 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System Y
Altitude accuracy .05 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
17040218
Drainage basin
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
440 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
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
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

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