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Lackawaxen River at Hawley, PA (USGS-01431500) 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 Pennsylvania Water Science Center (identifier USGS-PA), has the name "Lackawaxen River at Hawley, PA" and has the identifier USGS-01431500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040103. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 290 sq mi.

This site is located in Wayne County County, Pennsylvania at 41.47620020000000 degrees latitude and -75.1721186000000 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 868.45 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-01431500" 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 1973 - 1999
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1973 - 1974
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1975
Biological, Fish 1999 - 1999
Information 1958 - 1999
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1958 - 1999
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1958 - 1999
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1958 - 1999
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 1999
Microbiological 1973 - 1975
Nutrient 1958 - 1999
Organics, Other 1999 - 1999
Organics, PCBs 1999 - 1999
Organics, Pesticide 1999 - 1999
Physical 1958 - 2019
Radiochemical 1999 - 1999
Sediment 1999 - 1999
*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-PA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01431500
MonitoringLocationName Lackawaxen River at Hawley, PA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02040103
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 290
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.47620020000000
LongitudeMeasure -75.1721186000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 868.45
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 127
ProviderName NWIS