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PICKERING CREEK AT CHARLESTOWN ROAD (11NPSWRD_WQX-VAFO_PSU_10) 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 "PICKERING CREEK AT CHARLESTOWN ROAD" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-VAFO_PSU_10. 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 40.0994722000 degrees latitude and -75.5556667000 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_PSU_10" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Microbiological 1987 - 1987
Physical 1987 - 1987
*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-VAFO_PSU_10
MonitoringLocationName PICKERING CREEK AT CHARLESTOWN ROAD
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE MALVERN PA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AT THE INTERSECTION OF PICKERING CREEK AND CHARLESTOWN ROAD. DATA ARE FROM THE REPORT "BIOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR VALLEY CREEK; VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK" (1991) WRITTEN BY JAY STAUFFER; JR.; ET AL; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY PARK; PENNSYLVANIA 16802. 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 SERVICEWATER 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 40.0994722000
LongitudeMeasure -75.5556667000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET