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Paulins Kill at Blairstown NJ (USGS-01443500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS New Jersey Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NJ), has the name "Paulins Kill at Blairstown NJ" and has the identifier USGS-01443500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040105. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 126 sq mi.

This site is located in Warren County County, New Jersey at 40.98083330000000 degrees latitude and -74.9533333000000 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 335.86 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-01443500" 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 2000 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2000 - 2010
Biological, Fish 2000 - 2022
Information 2000 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1918 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1918 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1918 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1918 - 2023
Microbiological 1976 - 2006
Nutrient 1923 - 2023
Organics, Other 1918 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1980 - 2023
Organics, PFAS 2020 - 2022
Organics, Pesticide 1980 - 2023
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2020 - 2022
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2020 - 2022
Physical 1918 - 2023
Radiochemical 1918 - 1981
Sediment 1978 - 2022
*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-NJ
OrganizationFormalName USGS New Jersey Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01443500
MonitoringLocationName Paulins Kill at Blairstown NJ
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02040105
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 126
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 40.98083330000000
LongitudeMeasure -74.9533333000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 335.86
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 34
CountyCode 041
ProviderName NWIS