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PATOKA RIVER AT JASPER, IN (USGS-03375500) 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 "PATOKA RIVER AT JASPER, IN" and has the identifier USGS-03375500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05120209. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 262 sq mi.

This site is located in Dubois County County, Indiana at 38.41366457000000 degrees latitude and -86.8766636000000 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 445.22 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Global Positioning System." 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-03375500" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1979 - 1979
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1963 - 1979
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1979 - 1979
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1979 - 1979
Nutrient 1979 - 1979
Organics, Other 1979 - 1979
Physical 1963 - 1979
Radiochemical 1979 - 1979
*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-03375500
MonitoringLocationName PATOKA RIVER AT JASPER, IN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 05120209
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 262
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.41366457000000
LongitudeMeasure -86.8766636000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 445.22
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 18
CountyCode 037
ProviderName NWIS