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Lewes Canal Front Park - Kayak Launch (CMP_WQX-RB08A) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the UD Citizen Monitoring Program (identifier CMP_WQX), has the name "Lewes Canal Front Park - Kayak Launch" and has the identifier CMP_WQX-RB08A. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040207.

This site is located in Sussex County County, Delaware at 38.7777500000 degrees latitude and -75.1406833300 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 "CMP_WQX-RB08A" 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*
Information 2017 - 2020
Microbiological 2017 - 2020
Physical 2017 - 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 CMP_WQX
OrganizationFormalName UD Citizen Monitoring Program
MonitoringLocationIdentifier CMP_WQX-RB08A
MonitoringLocationName Lewes Canal Front Park - Kayak Launch
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
HUCEightDigitCode 02040207
LatitudeMeasure 38.7777500000
LongitudeMeasure -75.1406833300
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 10
CountyCode 005
ProviderName STORET