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SALMON CREEK AT LIME ROCK, CT (USGS-01199050) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Connecticut Water Science Center (identifier USGS-CT), has the name "SALMON CREEK AT LIME ROCK, CT" and has the identifier USGS-01199050. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01100005. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 29.4 sq mi.

This site is located in Litchfield County County, Connecticut at 41.94231548000000 degrees latitude and -73.3909532000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 619.63 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 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-01199050" 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 2016 - 2016
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2016 - 2016
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2016 - 2016
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2016 - 2016
Information 2016 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2016 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2016 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2016 - 2016
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2016 - 2016
Nutrient 1968 - 2023
Organics, Other 2016 - 2023
Organics, Pesticide 2016 - 2016
Physical 1968 - 2023
Radiochemical 2016 - 2016
Sediment 2016 - 2016
Stable Isotopes 2016 - 2016
*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-CT
OrganizationFormalName USGS Connecticut Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01199050
MonitoringLocationName SALMON CREEK AT LIME ROCK, CT
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 01100005
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 29.4
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.94231548000000
LongitudeMeasure -73.3909532000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 619.63
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 09
CountyCode 005
ProviderName NWIS