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Important Inventory Page

USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Information Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Nutrient Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Organics, other Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Physical Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Sediment Water-quality 2003-10-07 2003-10-07
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 0204278255 is associated with a Stream in James City County, Virginia. Water data back to 2003 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
0204278255 n/a
Site name
SANDY BAY BELOW POWHATAN CREEK NEAR SURRY, VA n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 371303.60 n/a
DMS longitude 0764656.85 n/a
Decimal latitude 37.21766667 n/a
Decimal longitude -76.7824583 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. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Virginia 51
State
Virginia 51
County
James City County 095
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map SURRY n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface n/a
Method altitude determined n/a
Altitude accuracy n/a
Altitude datum
n/a
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Lower James 02080206
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
22.3 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 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 24829RO51 n/a