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Important Inventory Page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2010-05-08 2010-10-13
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2010-05-08 2010-10-13
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2010-05-08 2010-10-13
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2010-05-08 2010-10-13
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2010-05-08 2010-10-13
Nutrient Water-quality 2010-05-08 2010-10-13
Organics, other Water-quality 2010-05-08 2010-10-13
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2010-05-08 2010-10-13
Physical Water-quality 2010-05-08 2010-10-13
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2010-05-08 2010-10-13
Sediment Water-quality 2010-05-08 2010-10-13
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 301208088253600 is associated with a Coastal in Jackson County, Mississippi. Water data back to 2010 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
301208088253600 n/a
Site name
DWH GOM OIL SPILL-PETIT BOIS ISLAND BEACH, MS n/a
Site type
Coastal
OC-CO
DMS latitude 301208 n/a
DMS longitude 0882536 n/a
Decimal latitude 30.2022222 n/a
Decimal longitude -88.4266667 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 (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Mississippi 28
State
Mississippi 28
County
Jackson County 059
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map PETIT BOIS ISLAND n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface n/a
Method altitude determined n/a
Altitude accuracy n/a
Altitude datum
n/a
Subbasin hydrologic unit
03170009
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Offshore
O
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20100508 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
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files 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 1612E7P n/a