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CAMP C AT MOUTH NR COLORADO AK (USGS-15292302) 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 "CAMP C AT MOUTH NR COLORADO AK" and has the identifier USGS-15292302. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19020502. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 7.4 sq mi.

This site is located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska at 63.26952880000000 degrees latitude and -149.5281230000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 10 seconds. The source map scale is 1:63360. This site is at an elevation of 2650 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 50 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-15292302" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Information 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1999 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1999 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 2000
Nutrient 1999 - 2000
Organics, Other 1999 - 2000
Organics, Pesticide 2000 - 2000
Physical 1999 - 2000
Radiochemical 1999 - 2000
Sediment 1999 - 2000
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-AK
OrganizationFormalName USGS Alaska Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-15292302
MonitoringLocationName CAMP C AT MOUTH NR COLORADO AK
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 19020502
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 7.4
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 63.26952880000000
LongitudeMeasure -149.5281230000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 63360
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2650
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 50
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 170
ProviderName NWIS