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ROTTEN BAYOU NR FENTON, MS (USGS-02481663) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Mississippi Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MS), has the name "ROTTEN BAYOU NR FENTON, MS" and has the identifier USGS-02481663. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03170009. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 17.74 sq mi.

This site is located in Hancock County County, Mississippi at 30.41936110000000 degrees latitude and -89.3444930000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-02481663" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2012 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 2014
Microbiological 2005 - 2005
Nutrient 2012 - 2014
Organics, Other 2012 - 2014
Physical 1974 - 2014
Sediment 2012 - 2013
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MS
OrganizationFormalName USGS Mississippi Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02481663
MonitoringLocationName ROTTEN BAYOU NR FENTON, MS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03170009
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 17.74
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 30.41936110000000
LongitudeMeasure -89.3444930000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 28
CountyCode 045
ProviderName NWIS