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CALVERT PRONG NEAR LOCUST FORK, AL. (USGS-02455270) 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 Alabama Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AL), has the name "CALVERT PRONG NEAR LOCUST FORK, AL." and has the identifier USGS-02455270. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03160111. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 81.00 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 81.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Blount County County, Alabama at 33.93482099000000 degrees latitude and -86.5824899000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-02455270" 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.

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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 1992 - 1992
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1980 - 1992
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1967 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1979 - 1992
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1979 - 1992
Microbiological 1992 - 1994
Nutrient 1980 - 1994
Organics, Other 1980 - 1992
Organics, PCBs 1992 - 1992
Organics, Pesticide 1992 - 1992
Physical 1967 - 1994
Sediment 1979 - 1980
*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-AL
OrganizationFormalName USGS Alabama Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02455270
MonitoringLocationName CALVERT PRONG NEAR LOCUST FORK, AL.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03160111
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 81.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 81.00
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 33.93482099000000
LongitudeMeasure -86.5824899000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 01
CountyCode 009
ProviderName NWIS