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Mispillion River @ Fishing Branch (RM 7.6) (21DELAWQ_WQX-208121) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This estuary site, maintained by the Delaware Dept Natural Resources & Environmental Control (identifier 21DELAWQ_WQX), has the name "Mispillion River @ Fishing Branch (RM 7.6)" and has the identifier 21DELAWQ_WQX-208121. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040207.

This site is located in Kent County County, Delaware at 38.9558360000 degrees latitude and -75.3932770000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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 "21DELAWQ_WQX-208121" 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*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2001 - 2004
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2001 - 2013
Information 2001 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2001 - 2013
Microbiological 2001 - 2013
Nutrient 2001 - 2013
Organics, Other 2001 - 2013
Physical 2001 - 2013
*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 21DELAWQ_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Delaware Dept Natural Resources & Environmental Control
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21DELAWQ_WQX-208121
MonitoringLocationName Mispillion River @ Fishing Branch (RM 7.6)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
HUCEightDigitCode 02040207
LatitudeMeasure 38.9558360000
LongitudeMeasure -75.3932770000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA On)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 10
CountyCode 001
ProviderName STORET