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ELKHORN CREEK NEAR FRANKFORT, KY (USGS-03289500) 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 Kentucky Water Science Center (identifier USGS-KY), has the name "ELKHORN CREEK NEAR FRANKFORT, KY" and has the identifier USGS-03289500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05100205. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 473.0 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 402.4 sq mi.

This site is located in Franklin County County, Kentucky at 38.26868254000000 degrees latitude and -84.8146714000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. This site is at an elevation of 540.29 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .11 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-03289500" 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 1987 - 1991
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1987 - 1987
Biological, Fish 1987 - 1991
Information 1981 - 1991
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1987 - 1991
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1970 - 1991
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1970 - 1991
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1970 - 1991
Microbiological 1987 - 1991
Nutrient 1970 - 1991
Organics, Other 1987 - 1991
Organics, PCBs 1988 - 1988
Organics, Pesticide 1988 - 1991
Physical 1970 - 1995
Radiochemical 1987 - 1991
Sediment 1977 - 1991
Stable Isotopes 1988 - 1989
*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-KY
OrganizationFormalName USGS Kentucky Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-03289500
MonitoringLocationName ELKHORN CREEK NEAR FRANKFORT, KY
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 05100205
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 473.0
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 402.4
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.26868254000000
LongitudeMeasure -84.8146714000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 540.29
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .11
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 21
CountyCode 073
ProviderName NWIS