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PLUM RUN AT DEVIL'S DEN RESTROOMS (11NPSWRD_WQX-GETT_YCC_PR5) 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 "PLUM RUN AT DEVIL'S DEN RESTROOMS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GETT_YCC_PR5. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070009.

This site is located in Adams County County, Pennsylvania at 39.7911389000 degrees latitude and -77.2417222000 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-GETT_YCC_PR5" 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*
Information 1974 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 1980
Microbiological 1974 - 1974
Nutrient 1974 - 1980
Physical 1974 - 1980
*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-GETT_YCC_PR5
MonitoringLocationName PLUM RUN AT DEVIL'S DEN RESTROOMS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THIS STATION IS LOCATED ON THE GETTYSBURG PENNSYLVANIA ADAMS CO. 7.5 MINUTE (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED ON PLUM RUN DOWNSTREAM OF THE DEVIL'S DEN RESTROOMS. THIS STATION IS LOCATED INSIDE THE GETTYSBURG NMP BOUNDARY. DATA WERE TAKEN FROM MISCELLANEOUS HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTS. THESE DOCUMENTS INCLUDE MAPS; TABLES OF WATER CHARACTERISTICS; AND WATER QUALITY DATA. THE DOCUMENTS PRESENT THE RESULTS OF STREAM SURVEYS THAT WERE CONDUCTED ONCE A YEAR FROM 1974 UNTIL 1980 AS PART OF A YCC STUDENT PROJECT. ALL ALKALINITY VALUES AND SELECTED PH; DO; AND FLOW VALUES FROM THE STUDY WERE NOT UPLOADED TO STORET DUE TO SUSPECTED SAMPLING AND/OR ANALYSIS ERROR. IN 1975 2 PHOSPHATE VALUES WERE REPORTED; ONLY "LOW RANGE" VALUES WERE UPLOADED TO STORET. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT NATURAL RESOURCES AT GETT 97 TANYETOWN ROAD GETTYSBURG; PA 173251080. TEL (717)3389114. THE DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ERIC JANNEY OF THE NPS WRD 1201 OAK RIDGE DR.; SUITE 250; FT. COLLINS; CO 80525. TEL(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 02070009
LatitudeMeasure 39.7911389000
LongitudeMeasure -77.2417222000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 001
ProviderName STORET