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CAZENOVIA CREEK AT EBENEZER NY (USGS-04215500) 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 New York Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NY), has the name "CAZENOVIA CREEK AT EBENEZER NY" and has the identifier USGS-04215500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04120103. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 135 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 135 sq mi.

This site is located in Erie County County, New York at 42.82952778000000 degrees latitude and -78.7750278000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is .1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 603.80 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .01 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-04215500" 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 2017 - 2019
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2017 - 2019
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2017 - 2019
Biological, Fish 2017 - 2019
Information 2017 - 2019
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1951 - 1964
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1951 - 2019
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1951 - 1964
Nutrient 1951 - 2019
Organics, Other 1963 - 2019
Physical 1951 - 2019
Sediment 2017 - 2019
*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-NY
OrganizationFormalName USGS New York Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-04215500
MonitoringLocationName CAZENOVIA CREEK AT EBENEZER NY
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04120103
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 135
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 135
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.82952778000000
LongitudeMeasure -78.7750278000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 603.80
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 36
CountyCode 029
ProviderName NWIS