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CREEK LEAVING COW PASTURE (11NPSWRD_WQX-MABI_NPS_CREEK2) 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 "CREEK LEAVING COW PASTURE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-MABI_NPS_CREEK2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01080106.

This site is located in Windsor County County, Vermont at 43.6327778000 degrees latitude and -72.5383333000 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-MABI_NPS_CREEK2" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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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
Nutrient 1994 - 1994
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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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-MABI_NPS_CREEK2
MonitoringLocationName CREEK LEAVING COW PASTURE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SAMPLE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE WOODSTOCK NORTH; WINDSOR COUNTY VERMONT; 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SAMPLE SITE IS LOCATED WHERE THE CREEK LEAVES THE COW PASTURE BELOW THE POGUE. THE CREEK FLOWS OUT OF THE POGUE VIA A CULVERT IN THE EARTHEN DAM AND IS THE DRAINAGE FOR MOST OF THE PARK. THE CREEK EMPTIES INTO GULF STREAM BROOK. ALL SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY. THE NUTRIENT SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED USING AN AUTOANALYSER. THE COLIFORM SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED USING THE MFC METHOD. ALL SAMPLES REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF TWO REPLICATES. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CHARLES N. FARRIS; RESOURCE MANAGER CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE; SOUTH WELLFLEET; MASSACHUSETTS 02663. TEL(508) 3493785. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY TODD WIDEGREN NPSWRD FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80525. TEL(970) 2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 01080106
LatitudeMeasure 43.6327778000
LongitudeMeasure -72.5383333000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 50
CountyCode 027
ProviderName STORET