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LAKE ST. JOSEPH NR NEWELLTON, LA (USGS-07369647) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS Louisiana Water Science Center (identifier USGS-LA), has the name "LAKE ST. JOSEPH NR NEWELLTON, LA" and has the identifier USGS-07369647. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)08050003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 23.20 sq mi.

This site is located in Tensas Parish County, Louisiana at 32.05571075000000 degrees latitude and -91.2265010000000 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 0.00 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-07369647" 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*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2013 - 2015
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1980 - 2015
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2013 - 2015
Biological, Counts 1980 - 1983
Biological, Fish 2013 - 2015
Cyanotoxins, Phytotoxins 2013 - 2015
Information 1976 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1962 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1962 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1962 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1976 - 1985
Microbiological 1976 - 1986
Nutrient 1962 - 2015
Organics, Other 1976 - 2015
Organics, PCBs 1976 - 2015
Organics, Pesticide 1976 - 2015
Physical 1962 - 2015
Radiochemical 1979 - 1981
*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-07369647
MonitoringLocationName LAKE ST. JOSEPH NR NEWELLTON, LA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 08050003
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 23.20
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 32.05571075000000
LongitudeMeasure -91.2265010000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 22
CountyCode 107
ProviderName NWIS