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POINT WHERE UNNAMED TRIB OF JAMES R. ENTERS PARK (11NPSWRD_WQX-RICH_NPS_6) 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 "POINT WHERE UNNAMED TRIB OF JAMES R. ENTERS PARK" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-RICH_NPS_6. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02080206.

This site is located in Chesterfield County County, Virginia at 37.4218889000 degrees latitude and -77.4247222000 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-RICH_NPS_6" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1997 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1997 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1997 - 1997
Not Assigned 1997 - 1997
Organics, Other 1997 - 1997
Organics, PCBs 1997 - 1997
Organics, Pesticide 1997 - 1997
Physical 1997 - 1997
Radiochemical 1997 - 1997
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-RICH_NPS_6
MonitoringLocationName POINT WHERE UNNAMED TRIB OF JAMES R. ENTERS PARK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE DREWRYS BLUFF VA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE AND IS INSIDE THE RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK (RICH) BOUNDARIES. THE SITE IS AT THE POINT WHERE AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY AT JAMES RIVER ENTERS RICH NEAR DREWRY'S BLUFF. DATA WERE COLLECTED ON 2 SEPTEMBER 1997 AS PART OF A BASELINE MONITORING PROJECT TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF A NEARBY COUNTY LANDFILL (ACQUIRED BY RICH DURING THE 1970'S) ON THE TRIBUTARY. THE TRIBUTARY'S SOURCE COLLECTS RUNOFF FROM AN AREA NORTHEAST OF THE PARK THAT INCLUDES ASPHALT STORAGE CONTAINERS. DATA ARE FROM AN ANALYTICAL REPORT TITLED "DREWRY'S BLUFF PROJECT;" ANALYTICAL REPORT NO. 7C480A; BY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY; GEOCHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH GROUP. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT RICH; 3215 EAST BROAD STREET; RICHMOND VA 23223; TEL(804)2261981. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY SHAWNDRA MAWHORTER; NPSWRD; 1201 OAKRIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80528; TEL(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 02080206
LatitudeMeasure 37.4218889000
LongitudeMeasure -77.4247222000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 041
ProviderName STORET