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RAINS CREEK AT ST HWY 59 NEAR STOCKTON, AL. (USGS-0247102810) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Alabama Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AL), has the name "RAINS CREEK AT ST HWY 59 NEAR STOCKTON, AL." and has the identifier USGS-0247102810. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03160204. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 18.0 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 18.0 sq mi.

This site is located in Baldwin County County, Alabama at 30.96684890000000 degrees latitude and -87.8636054900000 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-0247102810" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 1994
Microbiological 1994 - 1994
Nutrient 1994 - 1994
Organics, Other 1994 - 1994
Physical 1994 - 1994
*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-AL
OrganizationFormalName USGS Alabama Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-0247102810
MonitoringLocationName RAINS CREEK AT ST HWY 59 NEAR STOCKTON, AL.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03160204
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 18.0
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 18.0
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 30.96684890000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.8636054900000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 01
CountyCode 003
ProviderName NWIS