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VALLEY CREEK NEAR VALLEY FORGE; PA (11NPSWRD_WQX-VAFO_USGS_VACR) 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 CREEK NEAR VALLEY FORGE; PA" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-VAFO_USGS_VACR. 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 40.0697222000 degrees latitude and -75.4736111000 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_VACR" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1976 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1976 - 1980
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1976 - 1980
Not Assigned 1980 - 1980
Nutrient 1976 - 1980
Organics, Other 1976 - 1980
Physical 1976 - 1980
*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_USGS_VACR
MonitoringLocationName VALLEY CREEK NEAR VALLEY FORGE; PA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE VALLEY FORGE; PENNSYLVANIA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE; AND IS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK AT VALLEY CREEK NEAR VALLEY FORGE; PENNSYLVANIA. THE CREEK FLOWS IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND JOINS THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER IN 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 40.0697222000
LongitudeMeasure -75.4736111000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET