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Pearl River near Bogalusa, LA (USGS-02489500) 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 Louisiana Water Science Center (identifier USGS-LA), has the name "Pearl River near Bogalusa, LA" and has the identifier USGS-02489500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03180004. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 6573.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Washington Parish County, Louisiana at 30.79324276000000 degrees latitude and -89.8209072000000 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 54.64 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 1 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-02489500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

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 1974 - 1981
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Information 1963 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1952 - 1994
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1952 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1952 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1952 - 1994
Microbiological 1971 - 1994
Nutrient 1952 - 1994
Organics, Other 1973 - 1981
Organics, PCBs 1973 - 1975
Organics, Pesticide 1973 - 1975
Physical 1943 - 1994
Radiochemical 1979 - 1981
Sediment 1978 - 1994
*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-LA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Louisiana Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02489500
MonitoringLocationName Pearl River near Bogalusa, LA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03180004
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 6573.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 30.79324276000000
LongitudeMeasure -89.8209072000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 54.64
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 22
CountyCode 117
ProviderName NWIS