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NAUGATUCK RIVER AT BEACON FALLS, CT (USGS-01208500) 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 Connecticut Water Science Center (identifier USGS-CT), has the name "NAUGATUCK RIVER AT BEACON FALLS, CT" and has the identifier USGS-01208500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01100005. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 260 sq mi.

This site is located in New Haven County County, Connecticut at 41.44230000000000 degrees latitude and -73.0622833000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is .01 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 114.26 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 NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-01208500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Information 1974 - 2019
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1961 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1960 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1960 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1970 - 2023
Microbiological 1974 - 2024
Nutrient 1961 - 2023
Organics, Other 1963 - 2024
Organics, PCBs 1974 - 1976
Organics, Pesticide 1974 - 1995
Physical 1960 - 2024
Radiochemical 1993 - 2023
Sediment 1974 - 1976
*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-CT
OrganizationFormalName USGS Connecticut Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01208500
MonitoringLocationName NAUGATUCK RIVER AT BEACON FALLS, CT
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 01100005
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 260
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.44230000000000
LongitudeMeasure -73.0622833000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 114.26
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 09
CountyCode 009
ProviderName NWIS