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MGS 21A (MDEDAT01_WQX-MGS 21A) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the Maryland Dept. of the Environment Dredging Ambient Data (identifier MDEDAT01_WQX), has the name "MGS 21A" and has the identifier MDEDAT01_WQX-MGS 21A. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02060001.

This site is located in Baltimore County County, Maryland at 39.2550000000 degrees latitude and -76.3420800000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. 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 "MDEDAT01_WQX-MGS 21A" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

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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 1983 - 1984
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1984 - 1984
Physical 1983 - 1984
*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 MDEDAT01_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Maryland Dept. of the Environment Dredging Ambient Data
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MDEDAT01_WQX-MGS 21A
MonitoringLocationName MGS 21A
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
HUCEightDigitCode 02060001
LatitudeMeasure 39.2550000000
LongitudeMeasure -76.3420800000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 005
ProviderName STORET