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6 data types available - data from 1938-10-01 to 2026-08-09

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614 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1959-12-10 to 2023-09-20

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01394500	n/a
Location name	Rahway River near Springfield NJ	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	40.6875	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-74.3116666666667	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	New Jersey	34
State	New Jersey	34
County	Union County	039
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	66.17 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Level or other surveyed method.	L
Altitude accuracy	0.02 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929	NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Sandy Hook-Staten Island	02030104
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	25.5 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	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