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Continuous data

2 data types available - data from 2023-06-05 to 2026-08-01

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1979-12-06 to 2026-07-30

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1955-10-24 to 2026-02-23

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39 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1958-07-02 to 1988-09-22

33 Sampling activities

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2 data types available - data from 1979-12-06 to 2026-07-30

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07354100	n/a
Location name	Kisatchie Bayou at Lotus, LA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	31.48462775839668	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-93.13878680042644	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Unknown or unspecified.	U
District	Louisiana	22
State	Louisiana	22
County	Natchitoches Parish	069
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	123.09 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS1 - Level 1 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	W
Altitude accuracy	0.16 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Red-Lake Iatt	11140207
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	140 square miles	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 Kisatchie Bayou at Lotus, LA - USGS-07354100