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UMTANUM CREEK NEAR MOUTH AT UMTANUM, WA (USGS-12484550) 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 "UMTANUM CREEK NEAR MOUTH AT UMTANUM, WA" and has the identifier USGS-12484550. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17030001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 53.0 sq mi.

This site is located in Kittitas County County, Washington at 46.85734850000000 degrees latitude and -120.4972898000000 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 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 1335 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 10 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-12484550" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2000 - 2003
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1989 - 2003
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1989 - 2003
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1989 - 1990
Information 1989 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1989 - 1999
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1989 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1989 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1989 - 2000
Nutrient 1989 - 2003
Organics, Other 1989 - 2003
Organics, PCBs 1989 - 1999
Organics, Pesticide 1989 - 2000
Physical 1989 - 2003
Radiochemical 1999 - 2000
Sediment 1989 - 2003
*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-12484550
MonitoringLocationName UMTANUM CREEK NEAR MOUTH AT UMTANUM, WA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 17030001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 53.0
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 46.85734850000000
LongitudeMeasure -120.4972898000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1335
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 037
ProviderName NWIS