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Tinkers Creek at Bedford OH (USGS-04207200) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Ohio Water Science Center (identifier USGS-OH), has the name "Tinkers Creek at Bedford OH" and has the identifier USGS-04207200. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04110002. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 83.9 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 83.90 sq mi.

This site is located in Cuyahoga County County, Ohio at 41.38449868000000 degrees latitude and -81.5273419000000 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 875.58 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Differentially corrected Global Positioning System." is .11 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-04207200" 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*
Information 1972 - 1974
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1973 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1965 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1974 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1975 - 1982
Microbiological 1982 - 1982
Nutrient 1969 - 1977
Organics, Other 1975 - 2007
Physical 1965 - 2007
Sediment 1972 - 1979
*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-OH
OrganizationFormalName USGS Ohio Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-04207200
MonitoringLocationName Tinkers Creek at Bedford OH
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04110002
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 83.9
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 83.90
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.38449868000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.5273419000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 875.58
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .11
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 39
CountyCode 035
ProviderName NWIS