National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Project
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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4222
Sacramento, California, 1999
Table 1. Characteristics of sampling
sites
[Sites are grouped by site type.
Agricultural indicator sites are arranged by crop group classification.
Urban indicator sites and integrator sites are approximately in east to
west order. Crop group classifications are derived from the
classification system developed by Gilliom and Thelin (1997).
km
Site name |
Number of samples |
Site code |
USGS Station ID |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Basin area (km2) |
Popultion density (persons/ km2) |
Crop group classification |
AGRICULTURAL INDICATOR SITES | ||||||||
Mill Creek near Lyndon, PA |
43 |
lsus-mill |
01576540 |
400036 |
761639 |
141 |
165 |
Corn > 50 |
Prairie Creek near Ovina, NE |
17 |
cnbr-prairie |
06773050 |
405903 |
982459 |
364 |
4 |
Corn > 50 |
Duck Creek near Oneida, WI |
44 |
wmic-duck |
04072050 |
442757 |
881308 |
247 |
29 |
Corn > 50 |
Canajoharie Creek near Canajoharie, NY |
21 |
hdsn-canaj |
01349150 |
425234 |
743612 |
155 |
18 |
Corn and alfalfa > 20 |
Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton, VA |
36 |
poto-muddy |
01621050 |
382911 |
785740 |
37 |
27 |
Corn and alfalfa > 20 |
North Branch Milwaukee River near Random Lake, WI |
37 |
wmic-nbmilw |
040863075 |
433325 |
880310 |
133 |
22 |
Corn and alfalfa > 20; vegetables > 10 |
Maple Creek near Nickerson, NE |
64 |
cnbr-maple |
06800000 |
413339 |
963227 |
955 |
4 |
Corn and soybeans > 20 |
Shell Creek near Columbus, NE |
16 |
cnbr-shell |
06795500 |
413133 |
971655 |
762 |
5 |
Corn and soybeans > 20 |
Kessinger Ditch near Monroe City, IN |
47 |
whit-kess |
03360895 |
383414 |
871637 |
146 |
14 |
Corn and soybeans > 20 |
Sugar Creek at New Palestine, IN |
74 |
whit-sugar |
394340085524601 |
394340 |
855246 |
246 |
34 |
Corn and soybeans > 20 |
Pete Mitchell Swamp near Penny Hill, NC |
35 |
albe-pete |
02083833 |
354600 |
772926 |
44 |
14 |
Corn and soybeans > 20; cotton > 10 |
Albemarle Canal near Swindell, NC |
34 |
albe-albe |
02084558 |
353818 |
764319 |
191 |
7 |
Corn, soybeans, wheat and other grains > 20 |
East Mahantango Creek at Klingerstown, PA |
45 |
lsus-eastm |
01555400 |
403948 |
764130 |
116 |
14 |
Corn, wheat and other grains > 20 |
Monocacy River at Bridgeport, MD |
36 |
poto-mono |
01639000 |
394043 |
771406 |
457 |
66 |
Corn, wheat and other grains > 20 |
Lonetree Creek near Greeley, CO |
36 |
splt-lone |
06753990 |
402633 |
1043518 |
1,473 |
2 |
Corn, wheat and other grains > 20 |
Lime Creek near Cobb, GA |
61 |
acfb-lime |
02350080 |
320206 |
835933 |
161 |
20 |
Corn, wheat and other grains > 20; peanuts > 10 |
Chambers Creek near Rice, TX |
28 |
trin-chamb |
08064100 |
321154 |
963112 |
2,131 |
28 |
Corn, wheat and other grains > 20; sorghum > 10 |
Crab Creek Lateral near Othello, WA |
33 |
ccpt-crab.rl |
12472380 |
465237 |
1192051 |
146 |
11 |
Wheat and other grains, alfalfa > 20 |
Rock Creek at Twin Falls, ID |
41 |
usnk-rock |
13092747 |
423345 |
1142938 |
623 |
13 |
Wheat and other grains, alfalfa > 20; dried beans and peas > 10 |
Palouse River at Hooper, WA |
43 |
ccpt-palouse |
13351000 |
464531 |
1180852 |
6,380 |
10 |
Wheat and other grains > 50; dried beans and peas > 10 |
Turtle River near Arvilla, ND |
30 |
redn-turtle |
05082625 |
475618 |
973000 |
658 |
3 |
Wheat and other grains > 50; dried beans and peas > 10 |
Teton River near St. Anthony, ID |
29 |
usnk-teton |
13055000 |
435538 |
1113655 |
2,294 |
2 |
Wheat and other grains > 50; potatoes > 10 |
Tucsawhatchee Creek near Hawkinsville, GA |
54 |
gafl-tucsa |
02215100 |
321422 |
833006 |
420 |
9 |
Wheat and other grains, soybeans > 20; cotton > 10 |
Devils Cradle Creek near Alert, NC |
28 |
albe-devils |
02082731 |
361203 |
781419 |
35 |
22 |
Wheat and other grains, soybeans > 20; tobacco > 10 |
Crab Creek near Ritzville, WA |
21 |
ccpt-crab.m |
12464770 |
471810 |
1182205 |
1,188 |
4 |
Wheat and other grains > 50 |
El 68 Wasteway near Othello, WA |
31 |
ccpt-el68 |
12473740 |
464347 |
1190256 |
377 |
17 |
Wheat and other grains > 50 |
Snake River above Alvarado, MN |
27 |
redn-snake |
05085900 |
481027 |
965955 |
566 |
4 |
Wheat and other grains > 50 |
Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, MN |
27 |
redn-wildr |
05062500 |
471600 |
961440 |
2,407 |
3 |
Wheat and other grains > 50 |
Little River near Tifton, GA |
39 |
gafl-little |
02317797 |
312854 |
833503 |
335 |
19 |
Peanuts > 50 |
AGRICULTURAL INDICATOR SITES--CONTINUED | ||||||||
Aycocks Creek near Boykin, GA |
38 |
acfb-aycocks |
02356980 |
310511 |
844412 |
273 |
8 |
Peanuts > 50 |
Salt Slough near Stevinson, CA |
26 |
sanj-salt |
11261100 |
371452 |
1205104 |
1,224 |
21 |
Cotton >50; vegetables > 10 |
Pudding River at Aurora, OR |
32 |
will-pudding |
14202000 |
451400 |
1224456 |
1,261 |
52 |
Field grass > 50; vegetables > 10 |
Zollner Creek near Mt. Angel, OR |
29 |
will-zollner |
14201300 |
450602 |
1224914 |
39 |
55 |
Field grass > 50; vegetables > 10 |
Merced River near Stevinson, CA |
61 |
sanj-merced |
11273500 |
372215 |
1205546 |
3,619 |
3 |
Orchardvineyard (almonds > 50; grapes > 10) |
Orestimba Creek near Crows Landing, CA |
100 |
sanj-orest |
11274538 |
372449 |
1210054 |
27 |
7 |
Orchardvineyard (almonds > 50; walnuts > 10) |
Dousinbury Creek near Wall Street, MO |
22 |
ozrk-dous |
06923150 |
373540 |
925800 |
106 |
7 |
XX |
Yocum creek near Oak Grove, AR |
23 |
ozrk-yocum |
07053250 |
362714 |
932123 |
134 |
15 |
XX |
URBAN INDICATOR SITES | ||||||||
Norwalk River at Winnipauk, CT |
52 |
conn-norwalk |
01209710 |
410807 |
732536 |
85 |
253 | |
Lisha Kill near Niskayuna, NY |
22 |
hdsn-lisha |
01356190 |
424700 |
735127 |
40 |
525 | |
Cedar Run at Eberlys Mill, PA |
81 |
lsus-cedar |
01571490 |
401330 |
765424 |
33 |
735 | |
Accotink Creek near Annandale, VA |
33 |
poto-acco |
01654000 |
384846 |
771343 |
60 |
1,423 | |
Lafayette Creek near Talahassee, FL |
54 |
gafl-lafayette |
02326838 |
302750 |
841424 |
25 |
674 | |
Sope creek near Marietta, GA |
61 |
acfb-sope |
02335870 |
335714 |
842636 |
80 |
791 | |
Little Buck Creek near Indianapolis, IN |
98 |
whit-little |
03353637 |
394000 |
861148 |
45 |
572 | |
Cherry Creek at Denver, CO |
39 |
splt-cherry |
06713500 |
394458 |
1050008 |
61 |
1,830 | |
Rush Creek at Arlington, TX |
23 |
trin-rush |
08049240 |
324250 |
971019 |
73 |
829 | |
Las Vegas Wash near Las Vegas, NV |
67 |
nvbr-asvegas |
094196783 |
360823 |
1150249 |
2,640 |
179 | |
Fanno Creek near Portland, OR |
29 |
will-fanno |
14206950 |
452413 |
1224513 |
80 |
1,200 | |
INTEGRATOR SITES | ||||||||
Mohawk River at Cohoes, NY |
20 |
hdsn-moh |
01357500 |
424707 |
734229 |
9,113 |
67 |
Corn and alfalfa > 20 |
Shenandoah River at Millville, WV |
18 |
poto-shenan |
01636500 |
391655 |
774722 |
7,880 |
37 |
Corn and alfalfa > 20 |
Tar River at Tarboro, NC |
20 |
albe-tar |
02083500 |
355338 |
773200 |
5,754 |
35 |
Corn and soybeans > 20; cotton > 10 |
Withlacoochee River near Quitman, GA |
38 |
gafl-withla |
02318500 |
304722 |
832706 |
3,864 |
33 |
Peanuts > 50 |
White River at Hazleton, IN |
72 |
whit-white |
03374100 |
382923 |
873300 |
29,291 |
71 |
Corn and soybeans > 20 |
Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, WI |
34 |
wmic-milw |
04087000 |
430600 |
875432 |
1,804 |
191 |
Corn and alfalfa > 20; vegetables > 10 |
Red River of the North above Fargo, ND |
10 |
redn-rr.fargo |
05053800 |
464814 |
964747 |
17,131 |
6 |
Corn, soybeans, wheat and other grains > 20 |
Red River of the North at Emerson, Manitoba, Canada |
30 |
redn-rr.em |
05102490 |
490030 |
971240 |
92,086 |
5 |
Wheat and other grains > 50 |
Platte River at Louisville, NE |
60 |
cnbr-platte |
06805500 |
410055 |
960928 |
221,496 |
8 |
Corn, wheat and other grains > 20 |
San Joaquin River near Vernalis, CA |
90 |
sanj-sanj |
11303500 |
374034 |
1211551 |
19,024 |
33 |
Orchardvineyard (almonds > 50: walnuts > 10) |