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MUMMA SPRING LEAVING PARK (11NPSWRD_WQX-ANTI_WQMP_MSLP) 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 National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "MUMMA SPRING LEAVING PARK" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ANTI_WQMP_MSLP. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070004.

This site is located in Washington County County, Maryland at 39.4755000000 degrees latitude and -77.7380556000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 425 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-ANTI_WQMP_MSLP" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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, Non-metals 1985 - 1988
Nutrient 1985 - 1988
Physical 1985 - 1988
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ANTI_WQMP_MSLP
MonitoringLocationName MUMMA SPRING LEAVING PARK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SITE IS LOCATED AT THE POINT WHERE THE SPRING LEAVES ANTIETAM PARK. THE MORE SPECIFIC SOILS TYPES ARE THE HAGERSTOWN SILT LOAM 0 TO 8 PERCENT SLOPES MODERATELY ERODED. THIS UNIT FALLS INTO CAPABILITY IIE1 DEEP WELL DRAINED GENTLY SLOPING SOILS THAT HAVE A FRIABLE SURFACE LAYER DEVELOPED IN OR STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY MATERIAL THAT WEATHERED FROM LIMESTONE. A SECOND MAJOR SOIL TYPE IS THE HAGERSTOWN VERY ROCKY SILTY CLAY LOAM 3 TO 15 PERCENT SLOPES MODERATELY ERODED. THIS TYPE IS ASSIGNED CAPABILITY UNIT VIS1 SLOPING TO STEEP WELL DRAINED VERY ROCKY SOILS THAT ARE LIMITED BY ROCKINESS AND HAZARD OF EROSION. ROCKS ARE OUTCROPS OF LIMESTONE. STATION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL ED WENSCHOHOF JR. CHIEF OF NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES PROTECTION. ADDRESS P.O. BOX 158 SHARPSBURG MD 217820158. TELEPHONE (301) 4322243 FAX (301) 4324590. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RANDY SIDDENS AT NPS WRD IN FORT COLLINS. PH (970) 2253581 FX (970) 2259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 02070004
LatitudeMeasure 39.4755000000
LongitudeMeasure -77.7380556000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 425
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET