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RIO GRANDE NR BERNARDO, NM (USGS-08332000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS New Mexico Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NM), has the name "RIO GRANDE NR BERNARDO, NM" and has the identifier USGS-08332000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13020203. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 19230.00 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 16290.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Socorro County County, New Mexico at 34.41673136000000 degrees latitude and -106.8005810000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 4722.55 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 11 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1956 - 1975
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1956 - 1990
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1963 - 1963
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1963 - 1963
Nutrient 1956 - 1975
Physical 1956 - 1990
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-NM
OrganizationFormalName USGS New Mexico Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-08332000
MonitoringLocationName RIO GRANDE NR BERNARDO, NM
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 13020203
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 19230.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 16290.00
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 34.41673136000000
LongitudeMeasure -106.8005810000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4722.55
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 11
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 053
ProviderName NWIS