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MOUNGERS CREEK NR VANCLEAVE, MS (USGS-02480260) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Mississippi Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MS), has the name "MOUNGERS CREEK NR VANCLEAVE, MS" and has the identifier USGS-02480260. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03170006. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 30.8 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 30.8 sq mi.

This site is located in Jackson County County, Mississippi at 30.58000000000000 degrees latitude and -88.6708333000000 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 31.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is 0.1 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-02480260" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 1958 - 1963
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MS
OrganizationFormalName USGS Mississippi Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02480260
MonitoringLocationName MOUNGERS CREEK NR VANCLEAVE, MS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03170006
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 30.8
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 30.8
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 30.58000000000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.6708333000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 31.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 28
CountyCode 059
ProviderName NWIS