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New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

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ORCUTT C NR ORCUTT CA (USGS-11141050) 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 California Water Science Center (identifier USGS-CA), has the name "ORCUTT C NR ORCUTT CA" and has the identifier USGS-11141050. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18060008. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 18.5 sq mi.

This site is located in Santa Barbara County County, California at 34.88359037000000 degrees latitude and -120.4948883000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-11141050" 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*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2017 - 2017
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2018 - 2019
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2017 - 2017
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2017 - 2017
Biological, Fish 2018 - 2019
Information 2011 - 2019
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1983 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1983 - 2021
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1983 - 2021
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1983 - 2021
Nutrient 1983 - 2021
Organics, Other 2017 - 2019
Organics, PCBs 2017 - 2017
Organics, Pesticide 2017 - 2017
Physical 1982 - 2021
Radiochemical 2017 - 2017
Sediment 2017 - 2017
Stable Isotopes 2017 - 2017
*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-CA
OrganizationFormalName USGS California Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-11141050
MonitoringLocationName ORCUTT C NR ORCUTT CA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 18060008
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 18.5
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 34.88359037000000
LongitudeMeasure -120.4948883000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 083
ProviderName NWIS