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BIG SANDY CREEK NEAR AMMA,WV (USGS-383443081143201) 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 West Virginia Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WV), has the name "BIG SANDY CREEK NEAR AMMA,WV" and has the identifier USGS-383443081143201. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05050007. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 55.60 sq mi.

This site is located in Roane County County, West Virginia at 38.57870706000000 degrees latitude and -81.2420610000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-383443081143201" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 1986 - 1987
Sediment 1986 - 1987
*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-WV
OrganizationFormalName USGS West Virginia Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-383443081143201
MonitoringLocationName BIG SANDY CREEK NEAR AMMA,WV
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 05050007
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 55.60
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.57870706000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.2420610000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 54
CountyCode 087
ProviderName NWIS