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TRACE FORK AT RUTH, WV (USGS-03198020) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS West Virginia Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WV), has the name "TRACE FORK AT RUTH, WV" and has the identifier USGS-03198020. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05050008. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 2.73 sq mi.

This site is located in Kanawha County County, West Virginia at 38.30731895000000 degrees latitude and -81.7270693000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 700 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 010 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-03198020" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1980 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1980 - 1998
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1980 - 1998
Organics, Other 1980 - 1980
Physical 1980 - 1998
Sediment 1980 - 1980
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-WV
OrganizationFormalName USGS West Virginia Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-03198020
MonitoringLocationName TRACE FORK AT RUTH, WV
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 05050008
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 2.73
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.30731895000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.7270693000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 700
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 010
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 54
CountyCode 039
ProviderName NWIS