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TEANAWAY RIVER BELOW FORKS NEAR CLE ELUM, WA (USGS-12480000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Washington Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WA), has the name "TEANAWAY RIVER BELOW FORKS NEAR CLE ELUM, WA" and has the identifier USGS-12480000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17030001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 172.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Kittitas County County, Washington at 47.24650920000000 degrees latitude and -120.8611926000000 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 2160.00 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-12480000" 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

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, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1989 - 1989
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1989 - 1989
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1989 - 1989
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1987 - 1987
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1987 - 1987
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1987 - 1987
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1987 - 1987
Nutrient 1986 - 1989
Organics, Other 1989 - 1989
Organics, PCBs 1989 - 1989
Organics, Pesticide 1989 - 1989
Physical 1986 - 1989
Sediment 1988 - 1988
Stable Isotopes 1986 - 1988
*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-WA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Washington Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-12480000
MonitoringLocationName TEANAWAY RIVER BELOW FORKS NEAR CLE ELUM, WA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 17030001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 172.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 47.24650920000000
LongitudeMeasure -120.8611926000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2160.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 037
ProviderName NWIS