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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1982-11-17 2014-06-07
Information Water-quality 1955-05-03 2014-06-16
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1955-05-03 2014-06-16
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1955-05-03 2014-06-16
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1982-11-17 1993-03-24
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1955-08-29 2014-06-16
Microbiological Water-quality 1982-11-17 1986-05-28
Nutrient Water-quality 1955-05-03 2014-06-16
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1988-11-22 1993-03-24
Organics, other Water-quality 1982-11-17 2014-06-16
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1988-11-22 1993-03-24
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1927-09-01 2024-11-28
Population/Community Water-quality 1982-11-17 1983-10-24
Sediment Water-quality 1982-11-17 2014-06-16
n/a Peak Measurements 1928-04-28 2023-04-08
n/a Site Visits 1925-03-01 2024-09-04
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 02086500 is associated with a Stream in Durham County, North Carolina. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1925 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
02086500 n/a
Site name
FLAT RIVER AT DAM NEAR BAHAMA, NC n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 360855 n/a
DMS longitude 0784944 n/a
Decimal latitude 36.1486111 n/a
Decimal longitude -78.82888889 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
North Carolina 37
State
North Carolina 37
County
Durham County 063
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map LAKE MICHIE, NC n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 255.7 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System Y
Altitude accuracy .5 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
Upper Neuse 03020201
Drainage basin
05 n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
168 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 NYNNNNNN 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 453700100 n/a

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