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BULL RUN RIVER NEAR MULTNOMAH FALLS, OR (USGS-14138850) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Oregon Water Science Center (identifier USGS-OR), has the name "BULL RUN RIVER NEAR MULTNOMAH FALLS, OR" and has the identifier USGS-14138850. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17080001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 47.9 sq mi.

This site is located in Multnomah County County, Oregon at 45.49817430000000 degrees latitude and -122.0123049000000 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 1080 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 10 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-14138850" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1978 - 1983
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1978 - 1978
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 1978
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 1978
Information 1973 - 1978
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1978 - 1983
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 1983
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1978 - 1983
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1978 - 1983
Microbiological 1974 - 1983
Nutrient 1974 - 1983
Organics, Other 1974 - 1983
Physical 1971 - 1983
Sediment 1971 - 1983
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-OR
OrganizationFormalName USGS Oregon Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-14138850
MonitoringLocationName BULL RUN RIVER NEAR MULTNOMAH FALLS, OR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 17080001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 47.9
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 45.49817430000000
LongitudeMeasure -122.0123049000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1080
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 051
ProviderName NWIS