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RIO CIBUCO AT VEGA BAJA, PR (USGS-50039500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Puerto Rico Water Science Center (identifier USGS-PR), has the name "RIO CIBUCO AT VEGA BAJA, PR" and has the identifier USGS-50039500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)21010002. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 85.2 sq mi.

This site is located in Vega Baja Municipio County, Puerto Rico at 18.44532980000000 degrees latitude and -66.3739892000000 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 1:20000. This site is at an elevation of 32.8 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 1 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-50039500" 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 1975 - 2021
Biological, Counts 1975 - 1975
Biological, Fish 2010 - 2021
Information 1975 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1972 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1972 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1973 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1973 - 2023
Microbiological 1973 - 2024
Nutrient 1972 - 2023
Organics, Other 1973 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1974 - 1976
Organics, Pesticide 1974 - 2021
Physical 1972 - 2024
Radiochemical 1980 - 1981
Sediment 1974 - 1982
*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-PR
OrganizationFormalName USGS Puerto Rico Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-50039500
MonitoringLocationName RIO CIBUCO AT VEGA BAJA, PR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 21010002
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 85.2
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 18.44532980000000
LongitudeMeasure -66.3739892000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 20000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 32.8
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 72
CountyCode 145
ProviderName NWIS