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BRIGGS SPRING AT HEAD NEAR BUHL ID (USGS-13095175) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This spring site, maintained by the USGS Idaho Water Science Center (identifier USGS-ID), has the name "BRIGGS SPRING AT HEAD NEAR BUHL ID" and has the identifier USGS-13095175. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17040212. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Gooding County County, Idaho at 42.67388889000000 degrees latitude and -114.8091667000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 3005. 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 NGVD29.

The geologic formation type is Snake River Group.

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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*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2007 - 2007
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1994 - 2007
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1994 - 2007
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1994 - 1994
Information 1970 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1949 - 2020
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1949 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1949 - 2020
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1949 - 2020
Microbiological 1970 - 2019
Nutrient 1949 - 2024
Organics, Other 1972 - 2020
Organics, PCBs 1991 - 2000
Organics, Pesticide 1970 - 2016
Physical 1949 - 2024
Radiochemical 1980 - 2017
Stable Isotopes 1980 - 2017
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-ID
OrganizationFormalName USGS Idaho Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-13095175
MonitoringLocationName BRIGGS SPRING AT HEAD NEAR BUHL ID
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
HUCEightDigitCode 17040212
LatitudeMeasure 42.67388889000000
LongitudeMeasure -114.8091667000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3005.
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 20.
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 16
CountyCode 047
FormationTypeText Snake River Group
ProviderName NWIS