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Hancock Branch (1VTDECWQ-501447) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation (identifier 1VTDECWQ), has the name "Hancock Branch" and has the identifier 1VTDECWQ-501447. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01080105.

This site is located in Addison County County, Vermont at 43.9368000000 degrees latitude and -72.9048000000 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 "1VTDECWQ-501447" 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, Major, Metals 2017 - 2020
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2017 - 2020
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2017 - 2020
Nutrient 2017 - 2020
Organics, Other 2019 - 2020
Physical 1984 - 2020
*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 1VTDECWQ
OrganizationFormalName Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 1VTDECWQ-501447
MonitoringLocationName Hancock Branch
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Located above picnic area above Texas Falls. GMNF.
HUCEightDigitCode 01080105
LatitudeMeasure 43.9368000000
LongitudeMeasure -72.9048000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 50
CountyCode 001
ProviderName STORET