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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2004-11-16 2008-03-14
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2004-11-16 2005-07-19
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2004-11-16 2005-07-19
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2004-11-16 2005-05-19
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2004-11-16 2005-07-19
Nutrient Water-quality 2004-11-16 2005-07-19
Organics, other Water-quality 2004-11-16 2005-07-19
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2003-10-23 2022-01-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2004-11-16 2005-05-19
Sediment Water-quality 2004-11-16 2005-07-19
n/a Peak Measurements 2003-11-12 2022-01-21
n/a Site Visits 2003-10-22 2022-12-13
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2013-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 15087618 is associated with a Stream in City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska. Water data back to 2003 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
15087618 n/a
Site name
STARRIGAVAN C AT UPPER BRIDGE NR SITKA AK n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 570731 n/a
DMS longitude 1351954 n/a
Decimal latitude 57.12491678 n/a
Decimal longitude -135.3334277 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
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
Alaska 02
State
Alaska 02
County
City and Borough of Sitka 220
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWSWSWS01 T055S R063E C n/a
Name of location map SITKA A-4 n/a
Scale of location map 63360 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 100 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 50 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
19010212
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
4.29 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation AKST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files Y 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