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Passaic River at Little Falls NJ (USGS-01389500) 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 New Jersey Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NJ), has the name "Passaic River at Little Falls NJ" and has the identifier USGS-01389500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02030103. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 762 sq mi.

This site is located in Passaic County County, New Jersey at 40.88472220000000 degrees latitude and -74.2261111000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 120.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 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-01389500" 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 1979 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1979 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 2003
Biological, Counts 1979 - 1981
Biological, Fish 2013 - 2022
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Information 1972 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1952 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1952 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1952 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1963 - 2023
Microbiological 1968 - 2011
Nutrient 1952 - 2023
Organics, Other 1962 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1972 - 1993
Organics, PFAS 2020 - 2022
Organics, Pesticide 1972 - 2022
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2020 - 2022
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2020 - 2022
Physical 1952 - 2023
Radiochemical 1980 - 2009
Sediment 1964 - 2009
*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-NJ
OrganizationFormalName USGS New Jersey Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01389500
MonitoringLocationName Passaic River at Little Falls NJ
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02030103
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 762
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 40.88472220000000
LongitudeMeasure -74.2261111000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 120.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 34
CountyCode 031
ProviderName NWIS