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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2000-07-12 2017-10-11
Information Water-quality 1975-03-22 2015-10-08
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1975-03-22 2004-09-15
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1975-03-22 2004-09-15
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1990-11-29 2017-10-11
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1990-11-29 2017-10-11
Microbiological Water-quality 1990-11-29 2004-09-15
Nutrient Water-quality 1975-03-22 2004-09-15
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1912-08-29 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2004-08-24 2004-08-24
Sediment Water-quality 1990-11-29 2004-09-15
n/a Peak Measurements 1914-06-10 2023-04-13
n/a Site Visits 1912-08-29 2024-09-19
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 13172500 is associated with a Stream in Ada County, Idaho. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1912 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
13172500 n/a
Site name
SNAKE RIVER NR MURPHY ID n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 431517.33 n/a
DMS longitude 1162326.30 n/a
Decimal latitude 43.25481389 n/a
Decimal longitude -116.3906389 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
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
Ada County 001
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map INITIAL POINT, ID n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 2265.52 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS4 - Level 4 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System Z
Altitude accuracy .63 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
17050103
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site YNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
41900 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area 41900 square miles 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 n/a

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