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Sinepuxent Bay at Outlet of Commercial Fish Harbor (11NPSWRD_WQX-ASIS_NPS_SB1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Sinepuxent Bay at Outlet of Commercial Fish Harbor" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ASIS_NPS_SB1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040303.

This site is located in Worcester County County, Maryland at 38.3200000000 degrees latitude and -75.1069444000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. 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 "11NPSWRD_WQX-ASIS_NPS_SB1" 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, Cyanobacteria 1991 - 2006
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1988 - 2006
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1991 - 2006
Information 1987 - 2007
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1991 - 1994
Microbiological 1987 - 1990
Nutrient 1987 - 2007
Organics, Other 1987 - 1990
Physical 1987 - 2007
*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-ASIS_NPS_SB1
MonitoringLocationName Sinepuxent Bay at Outlet of Commercial Fish Harbor
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SINEPUXENT BAY AT OUTLET OF COMMERCIAL FISH HARBOR TO MONITOR THE IMPACT OF HARBOR/MARINA EXPANSION. SAMPLE UP CURRENT FROM MARKER AND BOATS. AVOID ANCHORING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CHANNEL. RED SINEPUXENT CHANNEL MARKER 2. STATION MAINTAINED BY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STAFF AT ASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE AS PART OF A NETWORK TO MONITOR WATER QUALITY IN CHINCOTEAGUE AND SINEPUXENT BAYS FROM 1987 TO 1994. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT THE PARK AT (410)6411443.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY
HUCEightDigitCode 02040303
LatitudeMeasure 38.3200000000
LongitudeMeasure -75.1069444000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 047
ProviderName STORET