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OHIO RIVER AT PIKE ISLAND LOCK AND DAM, MP 84.2 (31ORWUNT_WQX-OR896.8M) 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 Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) (identifier 31ORWUNT_WQX), has the name "OHIO RIVER AT PIKE ISLAND LOCK AND DAM, MP 84.2" and has the identifier 31ORWUNT_WQX-OR896.8M. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05030106.

This site is located in Ohio County County, West Virginia at 40.1500520000 degrees latitude and -80.7010730000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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_WQX-OR896.8M" 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 2000 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2024
Nutrient 2009 - 2024
Organics, Other 2009 - 2024
Physical 2000 - 2024
*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_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 31ORWUNT_WQX-OR896.8M
MonitoringLocationName OHIO RIVER AT PIKE ISLAND LOCK AND DAM, MP 84.2
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Grab sample collected outside upstream guidewall, Pike Island Lock & Dam
HUCEightDigitCode 05030106
LatitudeMeasure 40.1500520000
LongitudeMeasure -80.7010730000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 54
CountyCode 069
ProviderName STORET