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MONOCACY RIVER AT MCKINNEY FORD (11NPSWRD_WQX-MONO_HOOD_MF) 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 "MONOCACY RIVER AT MCKINNEY FORD" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-MONO_HOOD_MF. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070009.

This site is located in Frederick County County, Maryland at 39.3626389000 degrees latitude and -77.4094722000 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-MONO_HOOD_MF" 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 1996 - 1996
Nutrient 1996 - 1996
Physical 1996 - 1996
*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-MONO_HOOD_MF
MonitoringLocationName MONOCACY RIVER AT MCKINNEY FORD
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE BUCKEYSTOWN MARYLAND 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPO.) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS INSIDE MONOCACY NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD (MONO). SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM THE MONOCACY RIVER AT MCKINNEY FORD JUST UPSTREAM FROM WHERE BALLENGER CREEK ENTERS THE MONOCACY RIVER. SAMPLING WAS DONE BY STUDENTS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY 470 COURSE AT HOOD COLLEGE. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROFESSOR LORI WOLLERMAN; STUDENTS IN THE CLASS USED THE WATER QUALITY DATA THEY COLLECTED TO WRITE "A DRAFT STATEMENT FOR MANAGEMENT FOR THE MONOCACY" (1997). FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DRAFT STATEMENT AND THE WATER QUALITY DATA CONTACT DOCTOR LORI WOLLERMAN; ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY; HOOD COLLEGE; 401 ROSEMONT AVENUE; FREDERICK MD 217018575 TEL(301)6963648. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE BATTLEFIELD CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MONO; 4801 URBANA PIKE; FREDERICK MD 217017307 TEL(301)6623515. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ARIA BRISSETTE; NPSWRD; FORT COLLINS CO 805255596 TEL(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 02070009
LatitudeMeasure 39.3626389000
LongitudeMeasure -77.4094722000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 021
ProviderName STORET