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RIO MAMEYES AT MAMEYES, PR (USGS-50066000) 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 MAMEYES AT MAMEYES, PR" and has the identifier USGS-50066000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)21010005. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 13.41 sq mi.

This site is located in Luquillo Municipio County, Puerto Rico at 18.37217253000000 degrees latitude and -65.7634963000000 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 16.4 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is .5 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-50066000" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1960 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1958 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1963 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1975 - 1995
Microbiological 2005 - 2010
Nutrient 1963 - 2010
Organics, Other 2010 - 2010
Physical 1958 - 2010
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-PR
OrganizationFormalName USGS Puerto Rico Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-50066000
MonitoringLocationName RIO MAMEYES AT MAMEYES, PR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 21010005
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 13.41
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 18.37217253000000
LongitudeMeasure -65.7634963000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 20000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 16.4
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 72
CountyCode 089
ProviderName NWIS