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Jersey Brook (Headwaters) in Morristown NHP (11NPSWRD_WQX-MORR_LBA_S6) 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 "Jersey Brook (Headwaters) in Morristown NHP" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-MORR_LBA_S6. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02030103.

This site is located in Morris County County, New Jersey at 40.7607270000 degrees latitude and -74.5460170000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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-MORR_LBA_S6" 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 - 1997
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-MORR_LBA_S6
MonitoringLocationName Jersey Brook (Headwaters) in Morristown NHP
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Site is on Jersey Brook west of Tempe Wick Road in a forested wetland area comprised of mixed deciduous and coniferous trees and shrubs. Station is located south of Girl Scout of America (GSA) property and dwellings. The GSA area is a potential nonpoint pollution source from septic systems and stormwater runoff. Intermittent drainages carrying flow from adjacent areas were observed along the length of Jersey Brook from MORR_LBA_S6 to MORR_LBA_S7.
HUCEightDigitCode 02030103
LatitudeMeasure 40.7607270000
LongitudeMeasure -74.5460170000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 34
CountyCode 027
ProviderName STORET