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CRANBERRY BRANCH NEAR WESTMINSTER, MD (USGS-01585500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Maryland Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MD), has the name "CRANBERRY BRANCH NEAR WESTMINSTER, MD" and has the identifier USGS-01585500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02060003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 3.29 sq mi.

This site is located in Carroll County County, Maryland at 39.59269444000000 degrees latitude and -76.9682500000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 665.88 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Differentially corrected Global Positioning System." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

The well was contructed on 19490927.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-01585500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed July, 2025.

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, Metals 1966 - 1966
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1966 - 1966
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1966 - 1966
Nutrient 1966 - 1966
Physical 1964 - 1987
*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-MD
OrganizationFormalName USGS Maryland Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01585500
MonitoringLocationName CRANBERRY BRANCH NEAR WESTMINSTER, MD
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02060003
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 3.29
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 39.59269444000000
LongitudeMeasure -76.9682500000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 665.88
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 013
ConstructionDateText 19490927
ProviderName NWIS