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ALAGNAK R 13MI AB MTH NR LOWER BARGE NR LEVELOCK A (USGS-15300770) 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 Alaska Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AK), has the name "ALAGNAK R 13MI AB MTH NR LOWER BARGE NR LEVELOCK A" and has the identifier USGS-15300770. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19030206. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 1282 sq mi.

This site is located in Lake And Peninsula Borough County, Alaska at 59.05066740000000 degrees latitude and -156.6257657000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:63360. This site is at an elevation of 20 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 20 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-15300770" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 1999 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1999 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 1999
Nutrient 1999 - 2000
Organics, Other 1999 - 2000
Physical 1998 - 2000
Radiochemical 1999 - 1999
Sediment 1999 - 2000
*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-AK
OrganizationFormalName USGS Alaska Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-15300770
MonitoringLocationName ALAGNAK R 13MI AB MTH NR LOWER BARGE NR LEVELOCK A
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 19030206
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1282
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 59.05066740000000
LongitudeMeasure -156.6257657000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 63360
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 20
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 20
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 164
ProviderName NWIS