# ny_wqsites.rdb (tab-delimited ASCII file ) # Date created: May 27, 1998 (19980527 13:49:46) # # Water-quality sites in New York # # This file contains locational information for nontidal sampling # sites where major forms of nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus), sediment, # major ion and organic carbon concentrations, dissolved oxygen, selected # field parameters, and selected biological data were sampled. # The selection of water-quality data from nontidal sites for inclusion # in the database was based on the following minimum criteria (Langland and # others, 1995): # # - Nutrient- and sediment-concentration data collected between # October 1, 1971, through December 31, 1996. # # - A minimum of 12 nutrient- and sediment-concentration samples # representing fall, winter, spring, and summer conditions # collected throughout any consecutive 3-year time span. # # - Nutrient- and sediment-concentration data available in digital format. # # REFERENCE: Langland, M.J., Lietman, P.L., and Hoffman, S.A., Synthesis of # nutrient and sediment data for watersheds within the # Chesapeake Bay Drainage Basin, 1995, U.S. Geological Survey # Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4233, p. 6. # # Contacts: Michael J. Langland, langland@usgs.gov # # For more information, visit the USGS Chesapeake Bay Activities Web Page at: # http://chesapeake.usgs.gov/chesbay/ . # # Field descriptions: # # Column Description Type Length # agency agency code char 10 # staid station name char 15 # huc hydrologic unit code char 8 # lat latitude (DMS) char 6 # long longitude (DMS) char 7 # sname station name char 48 # lat_dd latitude, in decimal degrees num 9 # long_dd longitude, in decimal degrees num 9 # state state abbreviation char 2 # county county name char 20 # fips FIPS code char 5 # agency staid huc lat long sname lat_dd long_dd state county fips 10S 15S 8S 6S 7S 48S 9N 9N 2S 20S 5S USGS 01500500 02050101 421917 0751901 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT UNADILLA NY 42.321392 -75.31695 NY DELAWARE 36025 USGS 01501004 02050101 423813 0752107 MILL BR AT SHERBURNE TURNPIKE AT NEW BERLIN NY 42.636944 -75.35194 NY CHENANGO 36017 USGS 01501008 02050101 423734 0752106 MILL BROOK TRIBUTARY ABOVE NEW BERLIN NY 42.626114 -75.35167 NY CHENANGO 36017 USGS 01502701 02050101 421338 0753127 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT AFTON NY 42.227222 -75.52417 NY CHENANGO 36017 USGS 01503000 02050101 420207 0754812 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT CONKLIN NY 42.035278 -75.80334 NY BROOME 36007 USGS 01508800 02050102 423839 0761114 FACTORY BROOK AT HOMER NY 42.644165 -76.18723 NY CORTLAND 36023 USGS 01508803 02050102 423818 0761036 WEST BR TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER AT HOMER NY 42.638332 -76.17667 NY CORTLAND 36023 USGS 01509150 02050102 423004 0760738 GRIDLEY CREEK ABOVE EAST VIRGIL NY 42.501114 -76.12722 NY CORTLAND 36023 USGS 01512850 02050102 420611 0755455 CHENANGO RIVER AT BINGHAMTON NY 42.103054 -75.91528 NY BROOME 36007 USGS 01513107 02050103 420613 0755810 SUSQUEHANNA R(CFJ BRIDGE) AT JOHNSON C NY 42.103611 -75.96944 NY BROOME 36007 USGS 01514937 02050103 420141 0762307 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT SMITHBORO NY 42.028057 -76.38528 NY TIOGA 36107 USGS 01520500 02050104 420143 0770757 TIOGA RIVER AT LINDLEY NY 42.028614 -77.1325 NY STEUBEN 36101 USGS 01523500 02050104 422005 0774100 CANACADEA CREEK NEAR HORNELL NY 42.334724 -77.68333 NY STEUBEN 36101 USGS 01525650 02050104 420625 0771403 CANISTEO RIVER AT ADDISON NY 42.106945 -77.23417 NY STEUBEN 36101 USGS 01527000 02050105 423000 0773002 COHOCTON RIVER AT COHOCTON NY 42.5 -77.50056 NY STEUBEN 36101 USGS 01527050 02050105 422928 0772910 SWITZER CREEK NEAR COHOCTON NY 42.491112 -77.48612 NY STEUBEN 36101 USGS 01528000 02050105 422318 0772129 FIVEMILE CREEK NEAR KANONA NY 42.388336 -77.35806 NY STEUBEN 36101 USGS 01530900 02050105 420102 0764324 CHEMUNG RIVER AT WELLSBURG NY 42.017223 -76.72334 NY CHEMUNG 36015 USGS 01531000 02050105 420008 0763806 CHEMUNG RIVER AT CHEMUNG NY 42.002224 -76.635 NY CHEMUNG 36015