Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  11NPSWRD_WQX >  11NPSWRD_WQX-FIIS_NYDH_MW

MASSEY WEST FARM (CHESTER MASSLEY) (11NPSWRD_WQX-FIIS_NYDH_MW) 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 "MASSEY WEST FARM (CHESTER MASSLEY)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FIIS_NYDH_MW. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02030202.

This site is located in Suffolk County County, New York at 40.8260000000 degrees latitude and -72.7293333000 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-FIIS_NYDH_MW" 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*
Microbiological 1966 - 1966
Nutrient 1966 - 1966
Physical 1966 - 1966
*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-FIIS_NYDH_MW
MonitoringLocationName MASSEY WEST FARM (CHESTER MASSLEY)
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE EASTPORT NY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE AND IS OUTSIDE OF FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE (FIIS) BOUNDARIES. THE SITE IS AT MASSEY WEST FARM ACCORDING TO THE DATA TABLE. ON THE STATION LOCATION MAP IT IS CHESTER MASSLEY; SO THE WEST SIDE OF CHESTER MASSLEY'S FARM (NEAR SEATUCK CREEK WHICH EMPTIES INTO SEATUCK COVE) WAS CHOSEN AS THE STATION LOCATION. WATER QUALITY DATA WERE COLLECTED AT THIS SITE ON 25 AUG 1966. UNITS WERE NOT REPORTED AND WERE ASSUMED BASED ON THE VALUES REPORTED. DATA ARE FROM THE STATEMENT OF ROBERT HENNIGAN (DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCE SERVICES; NY DEPT. OF HEALTH) IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2022 SEPT 1966 CONFERENCE TITLED "IN THE MATTER OF POLLUTION OF THE NAVIGABLE WATERS OF MORICHES BAY AND THE EASTERN SECTION OF GREAT SOUTH BAY AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES" HELD IN PATCHOGUE; NY (US DEPT. OF INTERIOR; FED. WATER POLL. CONTROL ADMIN.). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY S. MAWHORTER; NPS; 1201 OAK RIDGE DR. STE. 250; FT COLLINS CO 80525; TEL(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 02030202
LatitudeMeasure 40.8260000000
LongitudeMeasure -72.7293333000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 36
CountyCode 103
ProviderName STORET