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Important Legacy real-time page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1998-07-08 2001-08-22
Information Water-quality 1952-03-07 2003-07-21
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1952-03-07 2001-09-05
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1952-03-07 2001-09-05
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1998-07-08 1998-07-08
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1952-03-07 2001-09-05
Nutrient Water-quality 1952-03-07 2001-09-05
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1998-07-08 1998-07-08
Organics, other Water-quality 1998-07-08 2001-09-05
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1998-07-08 1998-07-08
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1952-03-07 2003-09-30
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1998-07-08 1998-07-08
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1963-05-01 2001-09-05
n/a Peak Measurements 1963-05-04 2002-10-24
n/a Site Visits 1963-03-09 2003-10-22
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 15241600 is associated with a Stream in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Water data back to 1952 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
15241600 n/a
Site name
NINILCHIK R AT NINILCHIK AK n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 600254.3 n/a
DMS longitude 1513953.7 n/a
Decimal latitude 60.04841667 n/a
Decimal longitude -151.6649167 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
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
Alaska 02
State
Alaska 02
County
Kenai Peninsula Borough 122
Country US n/a
Land net location description SWSENES34 T001S R014W S n/a
Name of location map KENAI A-5SE n/a
Scale of location map 25000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 25 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 8 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
19020301
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
135 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 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