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VALLEY CK RT 29 LFT MID PIPE 6 FT AWAY FROM WALL (11NPSWRD_WQX-VAFO_DEP_98_16) 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 "VALLEY CK RT 29 LFT MID PIPE 6 FT AWAY FROM WALL" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-VAFO_DEP_98_16. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040203.

This site is located in Chester County County, Pennsylvania at 40.0586667000 degrees latitude and -75.5310278000 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-VAFO_DEP_98_16" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 1998 - 1998
*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-VAFO_DEP_98_16
MonitoringLocationName VALLEY CK RT 29 LFT MID PIPE 6 FT AWAY FROM WALL
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE MALVERN PENNSYLVANIA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE STATION IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AT VALLEY CREEK. THE SITE IS AT THE LEFT MIDDLE PIPE UNDER THE ROUTE 29 BRIDGE 6 FEET AWAY FROM THE WALL IN THE PIPE FLOW. DATA WERE SAMPLED IN 1998 BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS PART OF AN ONGOING AQUATIC BIOLOGY INVESTIGATION. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARK CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK; P.O. BOX 953; VALLEY FORGE PA 194820953 TEL(610)7831000. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ARIA BRISSETTE; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 805255596 TEL(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 02040203
LatitudeMeasure 40.0586667000
LongitudeMeasure -75.5310278000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET