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SHADES CREEK AT SAMFORD UNIV AT HOMEWOOD, AL. (USGS-02423581) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Alabama Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AL), has the name "SHADES CREEK AT SAMFORD UNIV AT HOMEWOOD, AL." and has the identifier USGS-02423581. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03150202. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 21.7 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 21.7 sq mi.

This site is located in Jefferson County County, Alabama at 33.46121794000000 degrees latitude and -86.7933225000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-02423581" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2000 - 2000
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2000 - 2000
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2000 - 2000
Information 1998 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1998 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1998 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1998 - 1998
Microbiological 2000 - 2001
Nutrient 1998 - 2001
Organics, Other 1998 - 2001
Organics, PCBs 1998 - 1998
Organics, Pesticide 1998 - 2001
Physical 1998 - 2001
Radiochemical 1998 - 1998
Sediment 1998 - 2001
*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-AL
OrganizationFormalName USGS Alabama Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02423581
MonitoringLocationName SHADES CREEK AT SAMFORD UNIV AT HOMEWOOD, AL.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03150202
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 21.7
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 21.7
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 33.46121794000000
LongitudeMeasure -86.7933225000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 01
CountyCode 073
ProviderName NWIS