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Canal Below Lock 70 - Oldtown (11NPSWRD_WQX-CHOH_BACT_04) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This canal transport site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Canal Below Lock 70 - Oldtown" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CHOH_BACT_04. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070002.

This site is located in Allegany County County, Maryland at 39.5402778000 degrees latitude and -78.6120833000 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-CHOH_BACT_04" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Microbiological 1994 - 1994
Physical 1994 - 1994
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CHOH_BACT_04
MonitoringLocationName Canal Below Lock 70 - Oldtown
MonitoringLocationTypeName Canal Transport
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station is located on the Oldtown MD/WV 7.5 minute U.S.G.S. quadrangle. Station monitored for bacteria by Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH) from 8/10/94 to 9/6/94. For information contact Dianne Ingram or Pat Toops at CHOH at 3017142219.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /CANAL/TYPA/AMBNT
HUCEightDigitCode 02070002
LatitudeMeasure 39.5402778000
LongitudeMeasure -78.6120833000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 001
ProviderName STORET