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BLUESTONE RIVER AT PIPESTEM (11NPSWRD_WQX-BLUE_NPS_B04) 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 "BLUESTONE RIVER AT PIPESTEM" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BLUE_NPS_B04. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05050002.

This site is located in Summers County County, West Virginia at 37.5376667000 degrees latitude and -81.0081389000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1550 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-BLUE_NPS_B04" 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, Minor, Metals 1992 - 1995
Microbiological 1991 - 1995
Physical 1991 - 1995
*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-BLUE_NPS_B04
MonitoringLocationName BLUESTONE RIVER AT PIPESTEM
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SITE IS LOCATED ON THE BLUESTONE RIVER AT PIPESTEM STATE PARK. IT IS UPSTREAM OF THE PIPESTEM LODGE ON RIVER LEFT. THE SAMPLE WAS TAKEN JUST BELOW A RIFFLE. BEFORE THE 1992 SAMPLING SEASON THIS SITE WAS DESIGNATED AS B03 BUT IT IS NOW KNOWN AS B04. SITE IS LOCATED ON THE FLAT TOP 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER P.O. BOX 246 GLEN JEAN WEST VIRGINIA 25846. PH.(304)4650508. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT JOHN DAVIS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER AS LISTED ABOVE. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RANDY SIDDENS AT NPS WRD IN FORT COLLINS COLORADO. PHONE (970) 2253581 FAX (970) 2259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 05050002
LatitudeMeasure 37.5376667000
LongitudeMeasure -81.0081389000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1550
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 54
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET