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Big Hunting Creek (11NPSWRD_WQX-NCRN_CATO_BGHC) 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 "Big Hunting Creek" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-NCRN_CATO_BGHC. 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 39.6262030000 degrees latitude and -77.4404800000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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-NCRN_CATO_BGHC" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2005 - 2018
Information 2005 - 2018
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2011 - 2011
Nutrient 2005 - 2018
Physical 2005 - 2018
Physical, Habitat 2006 - 2006
*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-NCRN_CATO_BGHC
MonitoringLocationName Big Hunting Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText One of two streams draining the majority of Catoctin Mountain Park. This stream flows back and forth between The national park and Cunningham Falls State Park, via culverts under 77. The stream is dammed and stocked with non-native trout in the state park. The state treats 77 with road salt in the winter.
HUCEightDigitCode 02070009
LatitudeMeasure 39.6262030000
LongitudeMeasure -77.4404800000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 021
ProviderName STORET