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CONNECTICUT RIVER AT HOLYOKE, MA (USGS-01172000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Massachusetts Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MA), has the name "CONNECTICUT RIVER AT HOLYOKE, MA" and has the identifier USGS-01172000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01080201. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 8309.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Hampden County County, Massachusetts at 42.21398075000000 degrees latitude and -72.6023116000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-01172000" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1957 - 1979
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1957 - 1980
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1957 - 1980
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1974 - 1980
Microbiological 1974 - 1980
Nutrient 1957 - 1980
Organics, Other 1974 - 1980
Organics, PCBs 1974 - 1980
Organics, Pesticide 1974 - 1980
Physical 1957 - 1980
Radiochemical 1974 - 1980
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Massachusetts Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01172000
MonitoringLocationName CONNECTICUT RIVER AT HOLYOKE, MA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 01080201
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 8309.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.21398075000000
LongitudeMeasure -72.6023116000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 25
CountyCode 013
ProviderName NWIS