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TANANA R AT NENANA AK (USGS-15515500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Alaska Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AK), has the name "TANANA R AT NENANA AK" and has the identifier USGS-15515500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19080307. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 25560 sq mi.

This site is located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, Alaska at 64.56494440000000 degrees latitude and -149.0940000000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" and the accuracy is .1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:63360. This site is at an elevation of 343.71 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .1 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-15515500" 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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Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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 1974 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1980 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1980 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1979 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1980 - 1980
Information 1954 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1954 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1954 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1954 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1970 - 2005
Microbiological 1973 - 1995
Nutrient 1954 - 2005
Organics, Other 1973 - 2005
Physical 1954 - 2021
Radiochemical 1971 - 2005
Sediment 1963 - 2005
*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-15515500
MonitoringLocationName TANANA R AT NENANA AK
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 19080307
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 25560
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 64.56494440000000
LongitudeMeasure -149.0940000000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 63360
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 343.71
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 290
ProviderName NWIS