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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	073802511	n/a
Location name	Barataria Waterway at Mud Lake S of Lafitte, LA	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	29.4742722222222	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-90.0066055555556	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Unknown or unspecified.	U
District	Louisiana	22
State	Louisiana	22
County	Jefferson Parish	051
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	-6.03 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.26 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	East Central Louisiana Coastal	08090301
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		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 Barataria Waterway at Mud Lake S of Lafitte, LA - USGS-073802511