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S Br Meduxnekeag River nr Hodgdon, Maine (USGS-01017978) 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 Maine Water Science Center (identifier USGS-ME), has the name "S Br Meduxnekeag River nr Hodgdon, Maine" and has the identifier USGS-01017978. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01010005. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 63.66 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 63.66 sq mi.

This site is located in Aroostook County County, Maine at 46.07905556000000 degrees latitude and -67.8643333000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is .5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 395 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 5 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-01017978" 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*
Nutrient 2008 - 2009
Physical 2009 - 2009
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-ME
OrganizationFormalName USGS Maine Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01017978
MonitoringLocationName S Br Meduxnekeag River nr Hodgdon, Maine
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 01010005
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 63.66
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 63.66
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 46.07905556000000
LongitudeMeasure -67.8643333000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 395
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 23
CountyCode 003
ProviderName NWIS