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SAUGATUCK RIVER AT ROUTE 1 AT WESTPORT, CT (USGS-01209510) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This estuary site, maintained by the USGS Connecticut Water Science Center (identifier USGS-CT), has the name "SAUGATUCK RIVER AT ROUTE 1 AT WESTPORT, CT" and has the identifier USGS-01209510. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01100006. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 82.8 sq mi.

This site is located in Fairfield County County, Connecticut at 41.14089444000000 degrees latitude and -73.3630333000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is .5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 0 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .10 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-01209510" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2022 - 2024
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2022 - 2024
Information 2022 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2022 - 2024
Nutrient 2022 - 2023
Organics, Other 2022 - 2023
Physical 2022 - 2024
*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-01209510
MonitoringLocationName SAUGATUCK RIVER AT ROUTE 1 AT WESTPORT, CT
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
HUCEightDigitCode 01100006
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 82.8
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.14089444000000
LongitudeMeasure -73.3630333000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 09
CountyCode 001
ProviderName NWIS