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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	2951190901217	n/a
Location name	L. Cataouatche at Whiskey Canal S of Waggaman, LA	n/a
Site type	Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment	LK
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	29.85527777777778	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-90.20472222222223	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Global positioning system (GPS), Standard Positioning Service (SPS) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Louisiana	22
State	Louisiana	22
County	Jefferson Parish	051
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	-5.86 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.26 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	East Central Louisiana Coastal	08090301
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area		n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	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

Monitoring location L. Cataouatche at Whiskey Canal S of Waggaman, LA - USGS-2951190901217