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PALO VERDE CANAL NEAR BLYTHE, CA (USGS-09429000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream: canal site, maintained by the USGS Arizona Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AZ), has the name "PALO VERDE CANAL NEAR BLYTHE, CA" and has the identifier USGS-09429000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15030104. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Riverside County County, California at 33.73196590000000 degrees latitude and -114.5118999000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 10 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 200 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 20 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-09429000" 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 1976 - 1978
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1970 - 1985
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1970 - 1985
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1971 - 1985
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1971 - 1985
Nutrient 1971 - 1985
Organics, Other 1976 - 1982
Organics, PCBs 1976 - 1978
Organics, Pesticide 1976 - 1978
Physical 1970 - 1985
Radiochemical 1981 - 1981
Sediment 1984 - 1985
*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-AZ
OrganizationFormalName USGS Arizona Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-09429000
MonitoringLocationName PALO VERDE CANAL NEAR BLYTHE, CA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream: Canal
HUCEightDigitCode 15030104
LatitudeMeasure 33.73196590000000
LongitudeMeasure -114.5118999000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 200
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 20
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 065
ProviderName NWIS