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Across Colonial Pkwy from Gospel Spreading Farm (11NPSWRD_WQX-COLO_VIM_GWGS3) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Across Colonial Pkwy from Gospel Spreading Farm" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-COLO_VIM_GWGS3. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02080206.

This site is located in James City County County, Virginia at 37.2136389000 degrees latitude and -76.7260278000 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-COLO_VIM_GWGS3" 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*
Nutrient 1993 - 1994
Physical 1993 - 1994
*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-COLO_VIM_GWGS3
MonitoringLocationName Across Colonial Pkwy from Gospel Spreading Farm
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Well is located in a manhole across Colonial Parkway from the Gospel Spreading Farm barn. This station is located on the Hog Island VA 7.5' U.S.G.S. quadrangle. The data were collected as part of a project entitled: Determination of Ground Water Quality in Colonial National Historical Park Virginia at Locations Proximal to Urban and Agricultural Land Uses. The data were collected and analyzed by Dr. William MacIntrye of the VA Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Gloucester Pt. VA 23062 (tel. 8046427253). The contact at Colonial National Historical Park is Chuck Rafkind Natural Resource Manager P.O. Box 210 Yorktown VA 23690 (tel. 7578988677). The data were processed and uploaded to STORET by Dean Tucker NPS Water Resources Division; 1201 Oak Ridge Dr. Suite 250; Fort Collins CO 80525 (tel. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/WELL
HUCEightDigitCode 02080206
LatitudeMeasure 37.2136389000
LongitudeMeasure -76.7260278000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 095
ProviderName STORET