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Caney Creek Reservoir about 850 ft west of spillwa (USGS-321328092293201) 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 "Caney Creek Reservoir about 850 ft west of spillwa" and has the identifier USGS-321328092293201. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)08040302. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Jackson Parish County, Louisiana at 32.22444444000000 degrees latitude and -92.4922222000000 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 199 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is 1.6 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-321328092293201" 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, Cyanobacteria 2014 - 2016
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2015 - 2015
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2014 - 2016
Biological, Fish 2015 - 2015
Cyanotoxins, Phytotoxins 2014 - 2016
Information 2014 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2014 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2014 - 2016
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2014 - 2016
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2014 - 2014
Microbiological 2014 - 2016
Nutrient 2014 - 2016
Organics, Other 2014 - 2016
Organics, PCBs 2014 - 2014
Organics, Pesticide 2014 - 2016
Physical 2014 - 2016
Radiochemical 2014 - 2014
Sediment 2014 - 2014
*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-321328092293201
MonitoringLocationName Caney Creek Reservoir about 850 ft west of spillwa
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 08040302
LatitudeMeasure 32.22444444000000
LongitudeMeasure -92.4922222000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 199
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1.6
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 22
CountyCode 049
ProviderName NWIS