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FALLS LAKE AT STATE HWY 98 NR BAYLEAF, NC (USGS-0208708905) 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 North Carolina Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NC), has the name "FALLS LAKE AT STATE HWY 98 NR BAYLEAF, NC" and has the identifier USGS-0208708905. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03020201. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 704 sq mi.

This site is located in Wake County County, North Carolina at 35.97861110000000 degrees latitude and -78.6327778000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Reported." and the accuracy is 1 seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-0208708905" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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 2005 - 2010
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1991 - 2010
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1991 - 2005
Information 1992 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1991 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1988 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1991 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1991 - 2011
Nutrient 1991 - 2011
Organics, Other 1988 - 2011
Organics, PCBs 1988 - 1992
Organics, Pesticide 1988 - 1994
Physical 1988 - 2011
Sediment 1990 - 2009
Stable Isotopes 1988 - 1991
*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-NC
OrganizationFormalName USGS North Carolina Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-0208708905
MonitoringLocationName FALLS LAKE AT STATE HWY 98 NR BAYLEAF, NC
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 03020201
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 704
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 35.97861110000000
LongitudeMeasure -78.6327778000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Reported.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 183
ProviderName NWIS