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Menemsha Pond Site # 47 - Quitsa Dock (AQUINNAH_WQX-MEN POND QD) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) (Tribal) (identifier AQUINNAH_WQX), has the name "Menemsha Pond Site # 47 - Quitsa Dock" and has the identifier AQUINNAH_WQX-MEN POND QD. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01090002.

This site is located in Dukes County County, Massachusetts at 41.3271770006 degrees latitude and -70.7673985835 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 "AQUINNAH_WQX-MEN POND QD" 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, Non-metals 2006 - 2011
Nutrient 2006 - 2011
Physical 2006 - 2011
*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 AQUINNAH_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) (Tribal)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier AQUINNAH_WQX-MEN POND QD
MonitoringLocationName Menemsha Pond Site # 47 - Quitsa Dock
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
HUCEightDigitCode 01090002
LatitudeMeasure 41.3271770006
LongitudeMeasure -70.7673985835
SourceMapScaleNumeric 28
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 25
CountyCode 007
ProviderName STORET