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5 data types available - data from 1910-10-01 to 2026-08-01

2 data types available - data from 1895-07-31 to 2026-07-08

51 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1968-10-01 to 1986-05-16

352 Sampling activities

5 data types available - data from 1910-10-01 to 2026-08-01

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James River at Buchanan

James River at Buchanan, VA

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	02019500	n/a
Location name	JAMES RIVER AT BUCHANAN, VA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	37.530689953919	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-79.6789281232691	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Virginia	51
State	Virginia	51
County	Botetourt County	023
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	802.1 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.09 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper James	02080201
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	2073 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