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ESCATAWPA RIVER NEAR AGRICOLA MS (USGS-02479560) 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 "ESCATAWPA RIVER NEAR AGRICOLA MS" and has the identifier USGS-02479560. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03170008. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 562.00 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 562.00 sq mi.

This site is located in George County County, Mississippi at 30.81185520000000 degrees latitude and -88.4586274000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 46.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 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-02479560" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1983 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1983 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1983 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1983 - 1993
Microbiological 1983 - 1993
Nutrient 1983 - 1993
Physical 1983 - 2002
Sediment 1984 - 1993
*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-02479560
MonitoringLocationName ESCATAWPA RIVER NEAR AGRICOLA MS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03170008
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 562.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 562.00
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 30.81185520000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.4586274000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 46.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 28
CountyCode 039
ProviderName NWIS