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WRONG NO. FOR BOISE R AT BARBER SEE 13203700 (USGS-13202500) 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 Idaho Water Science Center (identifier USGS-ID), has the name "WRONG NO. FOR BOISE R AT BARBER SEE 13203700" and has the identifier USGS-13202500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17050114. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 2690.00 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 2690 sq mi.

This site is located in Ada County County, Idaho at 43.56655688000000 degrees latitude and -116.1342800000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 2752.78 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 NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-13202500" 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, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1995 - 1995
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1995 - 1995
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1995 - 1995
*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-ID
OrganizationFormalName USGS Idaho Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-13202500
MonitoringLocationName WRONG NO. FOR BOISE R AT BARBER SEE 13203700
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 17050114
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 2690.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 2690
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 43.56655688000000
LongitudeMeasure -116.1342800000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2752.78
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 16
CountyCode 001
ProviderName NWIS