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FALL CREEK NEAR ITHACA NY (USGS-04234000) 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 "FALL CREEK NEAR ITHACA NY" and has the identifier USGS-04234000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04140201. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 126 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 126 sq mi.

This site is located in Tompkins County County, New York at 42.45333330000000 degrees latitude and -76.4727777800000 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 794.52 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." 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-04234000" 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*
Information 1996 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1964 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1964 - 2014
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1972 - 2014
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2014 - 2014
Microbiological 1972 - 1972
Nutrient 1972 - 2014
Organics, Other 1996 - 2014
Organics, Pesticide 1996 - 2014
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2014 - 2014
Physical 1964 - 2014
Radiochemical 2014 - 2014
Stable Isotopes 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-NY
OrganizationFormalName USGS New York Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-04234000
MonitoringLocationName FALL CREEK NEAR ITHACA NY
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04140201
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 126
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 126
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.45333330000000
LongitudeMeasure -76.4727777800000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 794.52
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 36
CountyCode 109
ProviderName NWIS