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3 data types available - data from 1953-02-04 to 2026-07-29

2 data types available - data from 1930-07-15 to 2026-06-30

54 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1930-09-09 to 1986-06-18

411 Sampling activities

3 data types available - data from 1953-02-04 to 2026-07-29

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	02060500	n/a
Location name	ROANOKE RIVER AT ALTAVISTA, VA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	37.1056944444444	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-79.2856388888889	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	Virginia	51
State	Virginia	51
County	Pittsylvania County	143
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	502.27 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.	D
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Roanoke	03010101
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1782 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