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DISCOVERY FARMS WATERWAY RS2 NEAR MAUSTON, WI (USGS-433821090063801) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This facility: field, pasture, orchard, or nursery site, maintained by the USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WI), has the name "DISCOVERY FARMS WATERWAY RS2 NEAR MAUSTON, WI" and has the identifier USGS-433821090063801. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07070004. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Sauk County County, Wisconsin at 43.63905556000000 degrees latitude and -90.1104722000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is .5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 1133 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is 4 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-433821090063801" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2019 - 2023
Nutrient 2019 - 2023
Physical 2019 - 2023
*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-WI
OrganizationFormalName USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-433821090063801
MonitoringLocationName DISCOVERY FARMS WATERWAY RS2 NEAR MAUSTON, WI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Facility: Field, Pasture, Orchard, or Nursery
HUCEightDigitCode 07070004
LatitudeMeasure 43.63905556000000
LongitudeMeasure -90.1104722000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1133
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 4
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 55
CountyCode 111
ProviderName NWIS