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Scioto River at Higby OH (USGS-03234500) 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 "Scioto River at Higby OH" and has the identifier USGS-03234500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05060002. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 5131 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 5131 sq mi.

This site is located in Ross County County, Ohio at 39.21228934000000 degrees latitude and -82.8637854000000 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 566.01 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Differentially corrected Global Positioning 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-03234500" 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, Phytoplankton 1974 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1974 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Information 1957 - 1998
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1973 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1965 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1965 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1970 - 1993
Microbiological 1974 - 1993
Nutrient 1965 - 1998
Organics, Other 1970 - 2002
Organics, PCBs 1977 - 1979
Organics, Pesticide 1977 - 2002
Physical 1957 - 2002
Radiochemical 1981 - 1981
Sediment 1957 - 1993
*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-03234500
MonitoringLocationName Scioto River at Higby OH
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 05060002
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 5131
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 5131
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 39.21228934000000
LongitudeMeasure -82.8637854000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 566.01
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 39
CountyCode 141
ProviderName NWIS