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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	294925089532101	n/a
Location name	Delacroix Canal near Caernarvon, LA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	29.82361111111111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-89.88916666666667	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	Louisiana	22
State	Louisiana	22
County	Plaquemines Parish	075
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	-4.67 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.16 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Eastern Louisiana Coastal	08090203
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction	20210811	n/a
Drainage area		n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	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

Monitoring location Delacroix Canal near Caernarvon, LA - USGS-294925089532101