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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  MDEDAT03_WQX >  MDEDAT03_WQX-B423

Patapsco at Hammonds Ferry (MDEDAT03_WQX-B423) 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 Maryland Dept. of the Environment Toxics Data (identifier MDEDAT03_WQX), has the name "Patapsco at Hammonds Ferry" and has the identifier MDEDAT03_WQX-B423. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02060003.

This site is located in Baltimore County County, Maryland at 39.2314300000 degrees latitude and -76.6642200000 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 "MDEDAT03_WQX-B423" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2002 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2002 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2002 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2002 - 2002
Not Assigned 2002 - 2002
Nutrient 2002 - 2002
Organics, Other 2002 - 2002
Physical 2002 - 2002
*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 MDEDAT03_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Maryland Dept. of the Environment Toxics Data
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MDEDAT03_WQX-B423
MonitoringLocationName Patapsco at Hammonds Ferry
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02060003
LatitudeMeasure 39.2314300000
LongitudeMeasure -76.6642200000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Carrier Phase Kinematic Relative Position
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 005
ProviderName STORET