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OHIO R @ CANNELTON L&D MP 720.7 (31ORWUNT-OR2603M) 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 Ohio River Sanitation Commission (identifier 31ORWUNT), has the name "OHIO R @ CANNELTON L&D MP 720.7" and has the identifier 31ORWUNT-OR2603M. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05140201.

This site is located in Hancock County County, Kentucky at 37.8994444 degrees latitude and -86.7055556 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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 "31ORWUNT-OR2603M" 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 1999 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1999 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 2008
Nutrient 1999 - 2008
Organics, Other 1999 - 2008
Physical 1999 - 2008
*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 31ORWUNT
OrganizationFormalName Ohio River Sanitation Commission
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 31ORWUNT-OR2603M
MonitoringLocationName OHIO R @ CANNELTON L&D MP 720.7
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SIMPLE GRAB SAMPLE COLLECTED AT THE CANNELTON LOCK AND DAM (USCE) NEAR ¶CANNELTON, INDIANA M.P. 720.7 (SAMPLE COLLECTED ON UPSTREAM END OF ¶GUIDEWALL TO LOCK). ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶MIGRATED FROM LEGACY STORET AGENCY CODE (31ORWUNT) ON 22-SEP-00¶MAJOR BASIN NAME: OHIO RIVER ¶BASIN CODE: 052101¶MINOR BASIN NAME:
HUCEightDigitCode 05140201
LatitudeMeasure 37.8994444
LongitudeMeasure -86.7055556
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 21
CountyCode 091
ProviderName STORET