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CHENA R NR TWO RIVERS AK (USGS-15493000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Alaska Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AK), has the name "CHENA R NR TWO RIVERS AK" and has the identifier USGS-15493000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19080306. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 934 sq mi.

This site is located in Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska at 64.90197220000000 degrees latitude and -146.3613333000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" and the accuracy is .1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:63360. This site is at an elevation of 725.91 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-15493000" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1968 - 1968
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1968 - 1972
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 1979
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 1972
Nutrient 1968 - 1972
Physical 1968 - 2020
Sediment 1968 - 1971
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-AK
OrganizationFormalName USGS Alaska Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-15493000
MonitoringLocationName CHENA R NR TWO RIVERS AK
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 19080306
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 934
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 64.90197220000000
LongitudeMeasure -146.3613333000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 63360
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 725.91
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 090
ProviderName NWIS