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ALSEA RIVER NEAR TIDEWATER, OR (USGS-14306500) 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 "ALSEA RIVER NEAR TIDEWATER, OR" and has the identifier USGS-14306500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17100205. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 334 sq mi.

This site is located in Lincoln County County, Oregon at 44.38595380000000 degrees latitude and -123.8317780000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. This site is at an elevation of 48.16 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is 0.1 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-14306500" 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.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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 1979 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1979 - 1979
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1979
Biological, Counts 1979 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1979
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1974 - 1986
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1974 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1979 - 1986
Microbiological 1979 - 1986
Nutrient 1974 - 1986
Organics, Other 1979 - 1981
Physical 1974 - 1986
Radiochemical 1980 - 1981
Sediment 1979 - 1986
*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-OR
OrganizationFormalName USGS Oregon Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-14306500
MonitoringLocationName ALSEA RIVER NEAR TIDEWATER, OR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 17100205
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 334
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 44.38595380000000
LongitudeMeasure -123.8317780000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 48.16
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 041
ProviderName NWIS