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SAUGUS R. 402 M UPSTREAM OF MARSHALL BOAT YARD (11NPSWRD_WQX-SAIR_COE_SMBY) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "SAUGUS R. 402 M UPSTREAM OF MARSHALL BOAT YARD" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SAIR_COE_SMBY. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01090001.

This site is located in Essex County County, Massachusetts at 42.4538056000 degrees latitude and -70.9835278000 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-SAIR_COE_SMBY" 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

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1984 - 1984
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1984 - 1984
Nutrient 1984 - 1984
Organics, Other 1984 - 1984
Organics, PCBs 1984 - 1984
Organics, Pesticide 1984 - 1984
*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-SAIR_COE_SMBY
MonitoringLocationName SAUGUS R. 402 M UPSTREAM OF MARSHALL BOAT YARD
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE LYNN; MA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE AND IS OUTSIDE THE SAUGUS IRON WORKS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE BOUNDARIES. THE STATION LOCATION IS SAUGUS RIVER 402 METERS UPSTREAM OF THE MARSHALL BOAT YARD. THE DATA ARE FROM "SMALL NAVIGATION PROJECT; DETAILED PROJECT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. SAUGUS RIVER; SAUGUS; AND LYNN; MASSACHUSETTS. U.S. CORPS OF ENGINEERS; NEW ENGLAND DIVIS ION." MAY 1990. THE WATER AND SEDIMENT QUALITY DATA IN THE REPORT WAS PREPARED BY S.E. BROWN AND T. FLEMING. THE STANDARD ELUTRIATE SAMPLES WERE PREPARED FOR ANALYSIS FROM ONE PART SEDIMENT TO FOUR PARTS WATER. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES ARE ESTIMATED AND BASED ON STATION DESCRIPTIONS PROVIDED BY THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS; NEW ENGLAND DIVISION. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY NANCY O'KEEFFE; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525; TEL. (970) 2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY/SOLIDS
HUCEightDigitCode 01090001
LatitudeMeasure 42.4538056000
LongitudeMeasure -70.9835278000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 25
CountyCode 009
ProviderName STORET