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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	04232100	n/a
Location name	STERLING CREEK AT STERLING NY	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.3252777777778	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-76.6472222222222	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	New York	36
State	New York	36
County	Cayuga County	011
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	259.37 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	Y
Altitude accuracy	0.04 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Irondequoit-Ninemile	04140101
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	45.9 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	N	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