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CONASAUGA RIVER AT US 76, NEAR DALTON, GA (USGS-02384750) 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 Georgia Water Science Center (identifier USGS-GA), has the name "CONASAUGA RIVER AT US 76, NEAR DALTON, GA" and has the identifier USGS-02384750. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03150101. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 308.00 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 308 sq mi.

This site is located in Whitfield County County, Georgia at 34.78341357000000 degrees latitude and -84.8729975000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. This site is at an elevation of 670 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 20 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-02384750" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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, Photosynthetic Pigments 2005 - 2006
Information 2007 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1997 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1990 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1997 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1997 - 2001
Microbiological 1990 - 2023
Nutrient 1990 - 2024
Organics, Other 1990 - 2024
Physical 1990 - 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-GA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Georgia Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02384750
MonitoringLocationName CONASAUGA RIVER AT US 76, NEAR DALTON, GA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03150101
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 308.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 308
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 34.78341357000000
LongitudeMeasure -84.8729975000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 670
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 20
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 13
CountyCode 313
ProviderName NWIS