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WQP Home >  Providers >  NWIS >  USGS-PR >  USGS-50100450

RIO MAJADA AT LA PLENA, PR (USGS-50100450) 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 Puerto Rico Water Science Center (identifier USGS-PR), has the name "RIO MAJADA AT LA PLENA, PR" and has the identifier USGS-50100450. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)21010004. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 16.7 sq mi.

This site is located in Salinas Municipio County, Puerto Rico at 18.04274109000000 degrees latitude and -66.2071116000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:20000. This site is at an elevation of 425 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 16 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-50100450" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Information 1989 - 1989
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1973 - 1989
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1973 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1974 - 1989
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1976 - 1977
Microbiological 2006 - 2011
Nutrient 1973 - 2011
Organics, Other 1989 - 2011
Organics, PCBs 1989 - 1989
Organics, Pesticide 1989 - 1989
Physical 1973 - 2011
Sediment 1975 - 1976
Stable Isotopes 1989 - 1989
*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-PR
OrganizationFormalName USGS Puerto Rico Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-50100450
MonitoringLocationName RIO MAJADA AT LA PLENA, PR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 21010004
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 16.7
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 18.04274109000000
LongitudeMeasure -66.2071116000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 20000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 425
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 16
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 72
CountyCode 123
ProviderName NWIS