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BIG WALNUT CREEK NEAR REELSVILLE, IN (USGS-03357500) 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 Indiana Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IN), has the name "BIG WALNUT CREEK NEAR REELSVILLE, IN" and has the identifier USGS-03357500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05120203. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 326 sq mi.

This site is located in Putnam County County, Indiana at 39.53587705000000 degrees latitude and -86.9761239000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 587.92 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Differentially corrected Global Positioning System." is .03 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-03357500" 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*
Information 1992 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1992 - 1992
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1964 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1964 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1992 - 1992
Nutrient 1964 - 1992
Organics, Other 1992 - 2009
Organics, PCBs 1992 - 1992
Organics, Pesticide 1989 - 1992
Physical 1964 - 2009
Radiochemical 1992 - 1992
Sediment 1969 - 2009
*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-IN
OrganizationFormalName USGS Indiana Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-03357500
MonitoringLocationName BIG WALNUT CREEK NEAR REELSVILLE, IN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 05120203
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 326
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 39.53587705000000
LongitudeMeasure -86.9761239000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 587.92
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .03
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 18
CountyCode 133
ProviderName NWIS