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FARMINGTON RIVER AT RIVER GLEN, CT (USGS-01188130) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Connecticut Water Science Center (identifier USGS-CT), has the name "FARMINGTON RIVER AT RIVER GLEN, CT" and has the identifier USGS-01188130. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01080207. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 388.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Hartford County County, Connecticut at 41.74148824000000 degrees latitude and -72.8623224000000 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-01188130" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1977
Microbiological 1977 - 1977
Nutrient 1977 - 1977
Organics, Other 1977 - 1977
Physical 1977 - 1977
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-CT
OrganizationFormalName USGS Connecticut Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01188130
MonitoringLocationName FARMINGTON RIVER AT RIVER GLEN, CT
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 01080207
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 388.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.74148824000000
LongitudeMeasure -72.8623224000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 09
CountyCode 003
ProviderName NWIS