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BEAVER CK 70 FT DS OF W275S AT MOROCCO IN (USGS-405732087275001) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Indiana Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IN), has the name "BEAVER CK 70 FT DS OF W275S AT MOROCCO IN" and has the identifier USGS-405732087275001. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07120002. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Newton County County, Indiana at 40.95888889000000 degrees latitude and -87.4638888900000 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 .5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 660 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 5 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-405732087275001" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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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 2004 - 2004
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2004 - 2004
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Nutrient 2004 - 2004
Organics, Other 2004 - 2004
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-IN
OrganizationFormalName USGS Indiana Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-405732087275001
MonitoringLocationName BEAVER CK 70 FT DS OF W275S AT MOROCCO IN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07120002
LatitudeMeasure 40.95888889000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.4638888900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 660
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 18
CountyCode 111
ProviderName NWIS