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USGS 01534300 Lackawanna River near Forest City, PA

Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Hydrologic Unit Code 02050107
Latitude  41°40'47", Longitude  75°28'20" NAD27
Drainage area 38.8  square miles
Gage datum 1,551.28 feet above NGVD29
Output formats
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Inventory of available water-quality data for printing
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Tab-separated data, one result per row
Tab-separated data one sample per row with remark codes combined with values
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Sample
Datetime		 Time
datum 		 Time
datum
reliability
code 		 Sample
Medium
Code 		 Agency
Collecting
Sample,
Code 		 Loca-
tion in
X-sect.
looking
upstrm,
% from
rt bank
(00002)		 Loca-
tion in
X-sect,
percent
of
total
depth
(00005)



Sample
accntng
number
(00008)


Temper-
ature,
water,
deg C
(00010)


Flow
rate of
well,
gal/min
(00058)



Dis-
charge,
ft3/s
(00060)

Instan-
taneous
dis-
charge,
ft3/s
(00061)



Turbid-
ity,
JTU
(00070)

Color,
water,
fltrd,
Pt-Co
units
(00080)		 Specif-
ic
conduc-
tance,
wat unf
uS/cm @
25 degC
(00095)		 Hydro-
gen
ion,
water,
unfltrd
calcd,
mg/L
(00191)


Dis-
solved
oxygen,
mg/L
(00300)
BOD,
water,
unfltrd
5 day,
20 degC
mg/L
(00310)
pH,
water,
unfltrd
field,
std
units
(00400)

Carbon
dioxide
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
(00405)		 ANC,
wat unf
fixed
end pt,
field,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00410)		 Mineral
acidity
wat unf
methyl
orange,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00436)		 CO2
acidity
wat unf
phthaln
end pt,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00437)		 Bicar-
bonate,
wat unf
fixed
end pt,
field,
mg/L
(00440)		 Carbon-
ate,
wat unf
fixed
end pt,
field,
mg/L
(00445)		 Total
solids
dried
at
105degC
wat unf
mg/L
(00500)
Sus-
pended
solids,
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
(00530)
Settle-
able
solids,
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
(00545)

Ammonia
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
as N
(00610)

Nitrite
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as N
(00613)

Nitrite
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
as N
(00615)

Nitrate
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as N
(00618)

Nitrate
water
unfltrd
mg/L
as N
(00620)		 Nitrate
+
nitrite
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as N
(00631)
Ortho-
phos-
phate,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00660)
Phos-
phorus,
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
as P
(00665)		 Ortho-
phos-
phate,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as P
(00671)

Organic
carbon,
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
(00680)

Hard-
ness,
water,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00900)		 Noncarb
hard-
ness,
wat unf
field,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00902)


Calcium
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00915)
Calcium
water
unfltrd
recover
-able,
mg/L
(00916)

Magnes-
ium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00925)		 Magnes-
ium,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
mg/L
(00927)


Sodium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00930)


Sodium
adsorp-
tion
ratio
(00931)
Sodium
frac-
tion
of
cations
percent
(00932)		 Sodium
+ potas
sium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as Na
(00933)

Potas-
sium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00935)

Chlor-
ide,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00940)


Sulfate
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00945)

Fluor-
ide,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00950)

Fluor-
ide,
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
(00951)

Silica,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L as
SiO2
(00955)


Arsenic
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01000)


Barium,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01005)

Beryll-
ium,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01010)


Bismuth
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01015)


Boron,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01020)


Cadmium
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01025)

Chrom-
ium,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01030)


Cobalt
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01035)


Copper,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01040)
Copper,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01042)
Iron,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01045)


Iron,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01046)


Lead,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01049)		 Manga-
nese,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01055)

Manga-
nese,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01056)

Molyb-
denum,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01060)


Nickel,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01065)


Silver,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01075)

Stron-
tium,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01080)

Vana-
dium,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01085)


Zinc,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01090)


Tin,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01100)

Alum-
inum,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01106)


Gallium
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01120)

German-
ium,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01125)


Lithium
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01130)

Titan-
ium,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01150)

Zircon-
ium,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01160)

Stream-
flow
sever-
ity,
code
(01351)



Dis-
charge,
m3/s
(30208)

Dis-
charge,
instan-
taneous
m3/s
(30209)		 Chloro-
phyll a
phyto-
plank-
ton,
uncorr,
ug/L
(32230)		 Dis-
solved
solids
dried @
180degC
wat flt
mg/L
(70300)		 Dis-
solved
solids,
sum of
consti-
tuents,
mg/L
(70301)

Dis-
solved
solids,
water,
ton/d
(70302)
Dis-
solved
solids,
water,
tons/
acre-ft
(70303)


Ammonia
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
(71845)


Nitrate
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(71851)

Nitrite
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
as NO2
(71856)


Mercury
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(71890)
Alti-
tude
of
land
surface
feet
(72000)
Depth
of
well,
feet
below
LSD
(72008)
1945-03-19
 EDT
 T
 WS
      4.5   290     13 40 0.00032     6.5 4.6 7     9               0.181             16 9                   1.0 8.0                                                                 8.2               0.800        
1948-02-27
 EST
 T
 WS
      2.2   70     8 64 0.00032     6.5 9.2 15     18               0.407             35 20 11.0   1.90     0.1 7 1.2   2.0 18.0                                                                 2.0               1.80 80.0      
1948-11-03
 EST
 T
 WS
      4.3   40       101 0.00010     7.0 4.2 21     26               0.723             34 13                   2.5 17.0                                                                 1.1               3.20        
1958-07-28
 EST
 T
 WS
      20.5   35     3 120 0.00008     7.1 3.6 23     28               3.39             47 24 17.0   1.00   1.30 0.1 6   0.60 2.0 9.5 0.00   1.90                             20                             0.99     94 62 8.88 0.13   15.0 0.000      
1969-07-22 09:30
 EDT
 T
 WS
                  50 0.00040 8.5   6.4 6.2 8   2.0                               12                     3.0 12.0                           2200                                   3                          
1969-10-24 13:10
 EDT
 T
 WS
                                                                                          35.0                         120 10300                                   3                          
1971-08-16 12:00
 EDT
 T
 WS
 USGS-WRD
       14.0 25         314 0.00001     8.2 2.0 164     200 0.0             0.00     0.000   0.000   170 8 49.0   12.0   5.30 0.2 6   1.30 2.0 9.0 0.40   11.0                       30     140                           1       197 189   0.27   0.000     1222 97.0
1971-09-10 12:00
 EDT
 T
 WS
 USGS-WRD
       11.1 30       7 258 0.00001     7.9 2.9 119     145 0.0             0.00     0.000   0.000   130 7 38.0   7.50   7.50 0.3 11   1.60 6.0 13.0 0.40   17.0                       110     120                           1       165 163   0.22   0.000     1200 695.0
1972-06-23 08:35
 EDT
 T
 WS
                    0.00006   0.0 7.2 4.4 36               0.100       0.80     0.110     36                     58.0                                                                 2     0.000         0.129          
1972-10-19 11:00
 EDT
 T
 WS
                              168         216     < 0.010       0.82     0.030     140                     < 0.1 17.0   0.3                       120     < 10                             1               < 0.013          
1972-10-19 11:30
 EDT
 T
 WS
                              176         236     < 0.010       0.74     0.050     150                     7.0 40.0   0.5                       40     < 10                             1               < 0.013          
1972-10-19 12:30
 EDT
 T
 WS
                              132         224     < 0.010       0.42     0.010     130                     < 0.1 39.0   0.2                       320     60                             1               < 0.013          
1972-10-19 14:00
 EDT
 T
 WS
                              66         100     0.100       0.32     0.140     64                     < 0.1 32.0   0.3                       4500     < 10                             1               0.129          
1972-10-20 14:30
 EDT
 T
 WS
                                        246     < 0.010       0.32     0.020     130                     1.0 22.0   0.2                       1110     50                             1               < 0.013          
1972-11-17 13:55
 EST
 T
 WS
                                              0.233   0.003   0.88     0.050     60     16.0   5.0           7.0 31.0                           100                                   5               0.300          
1973-01-26 13:00
 EST
 T
 WS
50.0 0.00                 0.00008     7.1 5.1 33         112 10 M                0.030                                                         400                                   5                          
1975-04-15 09:00
 EDT
 T
 WS
                  61           10     12           < 0.010   0.22   0.220 0.030   0.010 9.5 22 12 7.00   1.00   2.20 0.2 18   0.60 3.7 9.5 < 0.10   2.20 < 1.0                     60     70                                   36 33   0.05   0.970 0.000 < 0.50    
1975-04-15 09:40
 EDT
 T
 WS
    753270                                                                                               19.0 < 10 0.0 M  < 2 U  U  M      110 M    80 < 1 M  U  30 < 0.3 M  0.00 40 0.0 0.0 M  3.0 0.0                            
1976-01-21 15:15
 EST
 T
 WS
 PA-DER
       0.0     E 33 < 1   80 0.00010 12.0   7.0 3.1 16 0.0 0.0           0.020   0.116   1.14     0.060     35   8.00   3.50             8.0 20.0                           < 10                                       E 0.93           0.026          
1976-02-25 09:00
 EST
 T
 WS
 PA-DER
       1.5     E 320 4   50 0.00023 11.0   6.6 5.3 12 0.0 0.0           0.060   0.054   0.86     0.040     24   4.00   3.50             4.0 6.0                           360                                       E 9.1           0.077          
1976-05-11 10:00
 EDT
 T
 WS
 PA-DER
       15.0     38 3   60 0.00001 9.7   7.9 0.5 22 0.0 0.0           0.130   0.026   0.66     0.090     22   8.00   1.00             5.0 6.0                           300                                       1.1           0.167          
1976-08-06 15:35
 EDT
 T
 WS
 PA-DER
       25.0     24 6   70 0.00005 11.4   7.3 3.7 38 0.0 0.0           0.040   0.030   0.50     0.040     30   11.2   0.50             5.0 10.0                           900                                       0.68           0.051          
1976-11-15 15:15
 EST
 T
 WS
            45                                                                                                                                                 1.3                      
1977-03-01 15:15
 EST
 T
 WS
            230                                                                                                                                                 6.5                      

Water Quality Remark Code Description
< Less than
E Estimated
M Presence verified but not quantified
U Analyzed for but not detected