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STONY RUN AT SPRING CITY; PA (11NPSWRD_WQX-VAFO_USGS_STRU) 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 "STONY RUN AT SPRING CITY; PA" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-VAFO_USGS_STRU. 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 40.1669444000 degrees latitude and -75.5491667000 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_USGS_STRU" 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 1970 - 1976
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1970 - 1976
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1970 - 1976
Microbiological 1970 - 1971
Nutrient 1970 - 1976
Organics, Other 1970 - 1976
Physical 1970 - 1976
Sediment 1970 - 1971
*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_USGS_STRU
MonitoringLocationName STONY RUN AT SPRING CITY; PA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE PHOENIXVILLE; PENNSYLVANIA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE; AND IS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK; ON THE STONY RUN NEAR SPRING CITY PENNSYVANIA. STONY RUN DRAINS INTO THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER NORTHWEST OF THE PARK. THE SCHUYLKILL THEN FLOWS THROUGH THE PARK. THE DATA ARE FROM THE 1989 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPENFILE REPORT 85686 "PHYSICAL CHEMICAL; AND BIOLOGICAL DATA FOR SELECTED STREAMS IN CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA; 196980"; BY CRAIG R. MOORE. THE REPORT WAS PREPARED TO PROVIDE A BASELINE OF THE EXISTING STREAM CONDITIONS. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ERIC LORD AT NATIONAL PARK SERVICEWATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; COLORADO 80525; TEL(970) 2253516; FAX(970) 2259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 02040203
LatitudeMeasure 40.1669444000
LongitudeMeasure -75.5491667000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET