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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1973-03-26 1988-08-24
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1962-08-29 1962-08-29
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1962-08-29 1962-08-29
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1962-08-29 1962-08-29
Nutrient Water-quality 1962-08-29 1962-08-29
Organics, other Water-quality 1962-08-29 1962-08-29
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1939-10-01 2024-12-04
n/a Peak Measurements 1940-05-31 2023-05-01
n/a Site Visits 1939-03-06 2023-12-18
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 01396000 is associated with a Stream in Union County, New Jersey. Current conditions of Gage height and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1939 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
01396000 n/a
Site name
Robinsons Branch at Rahway NJ n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 403621 n/a
DMS longitude 0741759 n/a
Decimal latitude 40.6058333 n/a
Decimal longitude -74.2997222 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
New Jersey 34
State
New Jersey 34
County
Union County 039
Country US n/a
Land net location description Rahway City n/a
Name of location map Perth Amboy n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 19.99 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Level or other surveyed method. L
Altitude accuracy .01 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Sandy Hook-Staten Island 02030104
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNYNNNNNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20070224 n/a
Drainage area
21.6 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation EST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NNNNNNNN 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
Project number n/a

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