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30 data types available - data from 2018-08-11 to 2019-11-18

29 data types available - data from 2018-08-11 to 2019-11-17

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	425606076251601	n/a
Location name	SKANEATELES LAKE PLATFORM	n/a
Site type	Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment	LK
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	42.9181111111111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-76.4145555555556	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	1
District	New York	36
State	New York	36
County	Onondaga County	067
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	860 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model	N
Altitude accuracy	10 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Seneca	04140201
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area		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