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NORTH BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GREENSBORO, NC (USGS-02095500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS North Carolina Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NC), has the name "NORTH BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GREENSBORO, NC" and has the identifier USGS-02095500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03030002. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 37.1 sq mi.

This site is located in Guilford County County, North Carolina at 36.12055556000000 degrees latitude and -79.7080556000000 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 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 677.3 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .1 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-02095500" 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*
Information 1954 - 1961
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1954 - 1987
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1954 - 1987
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1954 - 1987
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1986 - 1987
Nutrient 1954 - 1987
Organics, Other 1986 - 1987
Organics, PCBs 1986 - 1987
Organics, Pesticide 1986 - 1987
Physical 1954 - 1987
Sediment 1976 - 1979
Stable Isotopes 1986 - 1987
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-NC
OrganizationFormalName USGS North Carolina Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02095500
MonitoringLocationName NORTH BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GREENSBORO, NC
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03030002
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 37.1
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 36.12055556000000
LongitudeMeasure -79.7080556000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 677.3
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 081
ProviderName NWIS