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2 data types available - data from 1940-10-01 to 2026-08-02

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73 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1956-10-11 to 2014-06-16

51 Sampling activities

2 data types available - data from 1940-10-01 to 2026-08-02

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	03504000	n/a
Location name	NANTAHALA RIVER NEAR RAINBOW SPRINGS, NC	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	35.1275	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-83.6186111111111	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Global positioning system (GPS), Standard Positioning Service (SPS) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS)	G
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	North Carolina	37
State	North Carolina	37
County	Macon County	113
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	3073.07 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.24 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Little Tennessee	06010202
Drainage basin	12	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	51.9 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