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WEST LILY POND IN KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS (11NPSWRD_WQX-NACE_KM_5) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This reservoir site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "WEST LILY POND IN KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-NACE_KM_5. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070010.

This site is located in District Of Columbia County, District Of Columbia at 38.9129444000 degrees latitude and -76.9446389000 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-NACE_KM_5" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1994 - 1994
Nutrient 1995 - 1997
Physical 1989 - 1997
*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-NACE_KM_5
MonitoringLocationName WEST LILY POND IN KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE WASHINGTON EAST D.C.MD. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHICBATHYMETRIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON THE LILY POND IN THE WEST PART OF KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS. THE POND IS CONNECTED TO THE ANACOSTIA RIVER BY PIPES; AND WATER IS OCCASIONALLY PUMPED IN. SAMPLES FOR THIS SITE WERE COLLECTED FROM 12 APRIL 1989 UNTIL 27 NOVEMBER 1995. SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED FOR TEMPERATURE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; CONDUCTIVITY; SECCHI DEPTH; PH; TURBIDITY; AND SUSPENDED SOLIDS. IN 1995 THE SAMPLES ALSO WERE ANALYZED FOR SEVERAL NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS. SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY RICHARD HAMMERSCHLAG; CENTER FOR URBAN ECOLOGY; 4598 MCARTHUR BLVD NW; WASHINGTON DC 20242. TEL (202) 3421443. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT NATIONAL CAPITAL PARKS; 1100 OHIO DRIVE SW; WASHINGTON DC 20242. TEL (202) 6197222. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY PAUL MCELVERY AT NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80525. TEL (970) 2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /RESERV/TYPA/AMBNT
HUCEightDigitCode 02070010
LatitudeMeasure 38.9129444000
LongitudeMeasure -76.9446389000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 11
CountyCode 001
ProviderName STORET