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RAINGAGE SITE AT MERWIN DAM NR ARIEL, WA (USGS-455723122331500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This atmosphere site, maintained by the USGS Washington Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WA), has the name "RAINGAGE SITE AT MERWIN DAM NR ARIEL, WA" and has the identifier USGS-455723122331500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17080002. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Cowlitz County County, Washington at 45.95622319000000 degrees latitude and -122.5553787000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-455723122331500" 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

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1980 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1980 - 1980
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1980 - 1980
Nutrient 1980 - 1980
Organics, Other 1980 - 1980
Physical 1980 - 1980
*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-455723122331500
MonitoringLocationName RAINGAGE SITE AT MERWIN DAM NR ARIEL, WA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Atmosphere
HUCEightDigitCode 17080002
LatitudeMeasure 45.95622319000000
LongitudeMeasure -122.5553787000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 015
ProviderName NWIS