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LITTLE BUCK CREEK NEAR INDIANAPOLIS, IN (USGS-03353637) 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 Indiana Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IN), has the name "LITTLE BUCK CREEK NEAR INDIANAPOLIS, IN" and has the identifier USGS-03353637. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05120201. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 17.0 sq mi.

This site is located in Marion County County, Indiana at 39.66671210000000 degrees latitude and -86.1963768000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 665.76 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS4 - Level 4 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .15 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-03353637" 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, Cyanobacteria 2001 - 2005
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2001 - 2005
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2001 - 2005
Information 1992 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1990 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1990 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1990 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1990 - 1998
Microbiological 1990 - 2001
Nutrient 1990 - 2006
Organics, Other 1990 - 2006
Organics, PCBs 1990 - 1998
Organics, Pesticide 1990 - 2004
Physical 1990 - 2005
Radiochemical 1992 - 1998
Sediment 1990 - 2004
Stable Isotopes 1993 - 2002
*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-IN
OrganizationFormalName USGS Indiana Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-03353637
MonitoringLocationName LITTLE BUCK CREEK NEAR INDIANAPOLIS, IN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 05120201
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 17.0
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 39.66671210000000
LongitudeMeasure -86.1963768000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 665.76
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .15
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS4 - Level 4 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 18
CountyCode 097
ProviderName NWIS