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Ohio River at Meldahl Dam near Chilo, OH (USGS-03238680) 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 Kentucky Water Science Center (identifier USGS-KY), has the name "Ohio River at Meldahl Dam near Chilo, OH" and has the identifier USGS-03238680. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05090201. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Clermont County County, Ohio at 38.80506860000000 degrees latitude and -84.2216012000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Reported." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 442.27 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Reported method of determination." is .1 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-03238680" 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 2020 - 2021
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2020 - 2021
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria, Photosynthetic,Phycocyanin 2020 - 2021
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2020 - 2021
Cyanotoxins, Phytotoxins 2020 - 2021
Information 2020 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 2021
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 1970
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1968 - 1970
Microbiological 2020 - 2021
Nutrient 1968 - 2021
Physical 1968 - 2021
*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-KY
OrganizationFormalName USGS Kentucky Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-03238680
MonitoringLocationName Ohio River at Meldahl Dam near Chilo, OH
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 05090201
LatitudeMeasure 38.80506860000000
LongitudeMeasure -84.2216012000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Reported.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 442.27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Reported method of determination.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 39
CountyCode 025
ProviderName NWIS