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LOWER RIDGE RD 1ST XING OF GVL. PIT (11113300-05-BFG) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services (BEACH) (identifier 11113300), has the name "LOWER RIDGE RD 1ST XING OF GVL. PIT" and has the identifier 11113300-05-BFG. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01070006.

This site is located in Merrimack County County, New Hampshire at 43.3487270000 degrees latitude and -71.4557330000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Map" and the accuracy is 60 m. The source map scale is 1:24000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11113300-05-BFG" 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, Counts 2017 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 1999
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1999 - 1999
Microbiological 1999 - 1999
Nutrient 1999 - 1999
Physical 1999 - 2003
*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 11113300
OrganizationFormalName New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services (BEACH)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11113300-05-BFG
MonitoringLocationName LOWER RIDGE RD 1ST XING OF GVL. PIT
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText ID CHANGED TO 05-BFG (PREVIOUSLY 02-ACA) BECAUSE MOST SOURCES CALL THIS RIVER STRETCH BUMFAGON BROOK NOT ACADEMY BROOK AS. THE TWO BROOKS (ACADEMY AND BUMFAGON) CONVERGE UPSTREAM AND FLOW INTO THE SOUCOOK.
HUCEightDigitCode 01070006
LatitudeMeasure 43.3487270000
LongitudeMeasure -71.4557330000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 60
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 33
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET