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OHBW001 (ARS-OHBW-OHBW001) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This site, maintained by the Agricultural Research Service (identifier ARS), has the name "OHBW001" and has the identifier ARS-OHBW-OHBW001. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05060001. This site has a drainage area of 454 ha.

This site is located in Delaware County County, Ohio at 40.1695000002 degrees latitude and -82.778800000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "ARS-OHBW-OHBW001" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Nutrient 2005 - 2016
Organics, Pesticide 2005 - 2014
*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 ARS
OrganizationFormalName Agricultural Research Service
MonitoringLocationIdentifier ARS-OHBW-OHBW001
MonitoringLocationName OHBW001
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText A drainage ditch monitoring site on the Cook Ditch near Green Cook Road in Delaware County, OH. The site is located in a large agricultural field cropped in corn-soybean rotation and features minimal relief, systematic tile drainage and channelized ditches. Water samples are collected by automated samplers, as well as weekly grab samples, and analyzed for nutrients and pesticides.
HUCEightDigitCode 05060001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 454
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ha
LatitudeMeasure 40.1695000002
LongitudeMeasure -82.778800000
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 39
CountyCode 041
ProviderName STEWARDS