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SPOKANE R AT HARVARD RD BR NR OTIS ORCHARDS, WA (USGS-12420300) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Washington Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WA), has the name "SPOKANE R AT HARVARD RD BR NR OTIS ORCHARDS, WA" and has the identifier USGS-12420300. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010305. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Spokane County County, Washington at 47.68295390000000 degrees latitude and -117.1118689000000 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 2000 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 20 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-12420300" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1978 - 1978
Nutrient 1978 - 1978
Physical 1978 - 1978
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-WA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Washington Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-12420300
MonitoringLocationName SPOKANE R AT HARVARD RD BR NR OTIS ORCHARDS, WA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 17010305
LatitudeMeasure 47.68295390000000
LongitudeMeasure -117.1118689000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2000
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 20
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 063
ProviderName NWIS