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Important Inventory Page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2007-05-22 2009-06-03
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2007-05-22 2009-06-03
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 4151461161545 is associated with a Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment in Elko County, Nevada. Water data back to 2007 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
4151461161545 n/a
Site name
SHEEP CREEK RESERVOIR, NV n/a
Site type
Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
LK
DMS latitude 415146 n/a
DMS longitude 1161545 n/a
Decimal latitude 41.86277778 n/a
Decimal longitude -116.2625 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 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Idaho 16
State
Nevada 32
County
Elko County 007
Country US n/a
Land net location description S28 T46N R51E n/a
Name of location map SHEEP CREEK RESERVOI 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
17050105
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
n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation MST 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 n/a