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MOON LAKE (DEEP) NR SANBORN, ND (USGS-465127098092600) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS North Dakota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-ND), has the name "MOON LAKE (DEEP) NR SANBORN, ND" and has the identifier USGS-465127098092600. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09020204. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Barnes County County, North Dakota at 46.85748265000000 degrees latitude and -98.1575941000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-465127098092600" 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 1979 - 1979
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1979
Information 1979 - 1979
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1979 - 1979
Nutrient 1979 - 1979
Physical 1979 - 1979
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-ND
OrganizationFormalName USGS North Dakota Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-465127098092600
MonitoringLocationName MOON LAKE (DEEP) NR SANBORN, ND
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 09020204
LatitudeMeasure 46.85748265000000
LongitudeMeasure -98.1575941000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 38
CountyCode 003
ProviderName NWIS