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St. Francis River at Parkin, AR (USGS-07047800) 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 Arkansas Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AR), has the name "St. Francis River at Parkin, AR" and has the identifier USGS-07047800. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)08020203. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Cross County County, Arkansas at 35.27305556000000 degrees latitude and -90.5591667000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is 5 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 175.30 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Unknown." is 10 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-07047800" 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 1973 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1973 - 1976
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1976
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1976
Information 1973 - 1994
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1946 - 1994
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1946 - 1996
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1973 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1973 - 1994
Microbiological 1973 - 1994
Nutrient 1946 - 1994
Organics, Other 1973 - 1996
Organics, PCBs 1973 - 1996
Organics, Pesticide 1973 - 1996
Physical 1946 - 1996
Population/Community 1975 - 1975
Radiochemical 1979 - 1996
Sediment 1973 - 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-AR
OrganizationFormalName USGS Arkansas Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-07047800
MonitoringLocationName St. Francis River at Parkin, AR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 08020203
LatitudeMeasure 35.27305556000000
LongitudeMeasure -90.5591667000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 175.30
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Unknown.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 05
CountyCode 037
ProviderName NWIS