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SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MILLVILLE, WV (USGS-01636500) 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 West Virginia Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WV), has the name "SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MILLVILLE, WV" and has the identifier USGS-01636500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070007. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 3041 sq mi.

This site is located in Jefferson County County, West Virginia at 39.28204576000000 degrees latitude and -77.7891606000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. This site is at an elevation of 292.34 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .13 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-01636500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1979 - 2022
Biological, Counts 1979 - 1981
Biological, Fish 2013 - 2022
Information 1945 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1960 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1960 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1960 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1960 - 2019
Microbiological 1976 - 1988
Nutrient 1960 - 2023
Organics, Other 1960 - 2022
Organics, PCBs 1972 - 1976
Organics, Pesticide 1972 - 1976
Physical 1945 - 2024
Radiochemical 1981 - 1981
Sediment 1979 - 2023
*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-WV
OrganizationFormalName USGS West Virginia Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01636500
MonitoringLocationName SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MILLVILLE, WV
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02070007
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 3041
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 39.28204576000000
LongitudeMeasure -77.7891606000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 292.34
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .13
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 54
CountyCode 037
ProviderName NWIS