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BIG SANDY RIVER NEAR FARSON, WY (USGS-09213500) 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 Wyoming Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WY), has the name "BIG SANDY RIVER NEAR FARSON, WY" and has the identifier USGS-09213500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14040104. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 322 sq mi.

This site is located in Sublette County County, Wyoming at 42.32960000000000 degrees latitude and -109.5119000000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is .5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 6794 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is 5 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-09213500" 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, Phytoplankton 1976 - 1977
Biological, Counts 1977 - 1977
Information 1974 - 1982
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1962 - 1978
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1962 - 1978
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1962 - 1978
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1962 - 1978
Nutrient 1962 - 1978
Physical 1962 - 1982
Population/Community 1977 - 1977
Radiochemical 1977 - 1977
Sediment 1971 - 1982
*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-WY
OrganizationFormalName USGS Wyoming Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-09213500
MonitoringLocationName BIG SANDY RIVER NEAR FARSON, WY
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 14040104
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 322
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.32960000000000
LongitudeMeasure -109.5119000000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6794
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 035
ProviderName NWIS