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SCHOHARIE CREEK AT ESPERANCE NY (USGS-01351450) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS New York Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NY), has the name "SCHOHARIE CREEK AT ESPERANCE NY" and has the identifier USGS-01351450. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02020005. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 870 sq mi.

This site is located in Schenectady County County, New York at 42.76058330000000 degrees latitude and -74.2547777800000 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. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 551.31 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 NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-01351450" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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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 1993 - 1993
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1993 - 1993
Information 1993 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1993 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1993 - 1996
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1993 - 1996
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1993 - 1993
Microbiological 1993 - 1993
Nutrient 1993 - 1996
Organics, Other 1993 - 1997
Organics, PCBs 1993 - 1993
Organics, Pesticide 1993 - 1997
Physical 1993 - 1997
Radiochemical 1993 - 1993
Sediment 1993 - 1996
Stable Isotopes 1993 - 1995
*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-NY
OrganizationFormalName USGS New York Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01351450
MonitoringLocationName SCHOHARIE CREEK AT ESPERANCE NY
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02020005
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 870
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.76058330000000
LongitudeMeasure -74.2547777800000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 551.31
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 36
CountyCode 093
ProviderName NWIS