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KETA R NR KETCHIKAN AK (USGS-15011880) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Alaska Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AK), has the name "KETA R NR KETCHIKAN AK" and has the identifier USGS-15011880. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19010105. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 76.7 sq mi.

This site is located in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County, Alaska at 55.35328740000000 degrees latitude and -130.4505824000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. This site is at an elevation of 40 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Unknown." is 10 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1977 - 1983
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1983
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1983
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1977 - 1983
Nutrient 1977 - 1983
Organics, Other 1977 - 1982
Physical 1977 - 1983
Radiochemical 1981 - 1981
Sediment 1977 - 1982
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-AK
OrganizationFormalName USGS Alaska Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-15011880
MonitoringLocationName KETA R NR KETCHIKAN AK
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 19010105
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 76.7
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 55.35328740000000
LongitudeMeasure -130.4505824000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 40
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Unknown.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 130
ProviderName NWIS