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Sugar Creek bl Beach City Dam near Beach City OH (USGS-03124000) 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 Ohio Water Science Center (identifier USGS-OH), has the name "Sugar Creek bl Beach City Dam near Beach City OH" and has the identifier USGS-03124000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05040001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 300 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 300 sq mi.

This site is located in Tuscarawas County County, Ohio at 40.63561650000000 degrees latitude and -81.5528993000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 928 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Reported method of determination." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is COE1912.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-03124000" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1973 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1965 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1974 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1975 - 1977
Nutrient 1969 - 1977
Organics, Other 1975 - 1977
Physical 1965 - 1977
*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-OH
OrganizationFormalName USGS Ohio Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-03124000
MonitoringLocationName Sugar Creek bl Beach City Dam near Beach City OH
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 05040001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 300
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 300
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 40.63561650000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.5528993000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 928
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Reported method of determination.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName COE1912
CountryCode US
StateCode 39
CountyCode 157
ProviderName NWIS