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3 data types available - data from 1996-10-01 to 2026-10-14

1 data types available - data from 1909-05-07 to 2026-10-12

2 data types available - data from 1945-02-16 to 2026-08-04

43 Observed properties (data types) available - data from 1942-07-08 to 1986-06-10

266 Sampling activities

2 data types available - data from 1888-07-10 to 2025-05-31

1 data types available - data from 1909-05-07 to 2026-10-12

Available location images

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville

Timed trail camera pointed at section control.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	03070500	n/a
Location name	BIG SANDY CREEK AT ROCKVILLE, WV	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	39.62175	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-79.7045555555556	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
District	West Virginia	54
State	West Virginia	54
County	Preston County	077
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1322.4 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	Cheat	05020004
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	200 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