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BACK CREEK AT LEESVILLE, IN (USGS-03371520) 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 "BACK CREEK AT LEESVILLE, IN" and has the identifier USGS-03371520. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05120208. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 24.1 sq mi.

This site is located in Lawrence County County, Indiana at 38.84671897000000 degrees latitude and -86.3016534000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 575.00 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 NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-03371520" 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*
Information 1993 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1992 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1992 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1992 - 1993
Nutrient 1992 - 1993
Organics, Other 1993 - 1993
Organics, Pesticide 1992 - 1993
Physical 1992 - 1993
*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-03371520
MonitoringLocationName BACK CREEK AT LEESVILLE, IN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 05120208
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 24.1
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.84671897000000
LongitudeMeasure -86.3016534000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 575.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 18
CountyCode 093
ProviderName NWIS