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Potomac River at Mouth of Piscataway Creek (MDE_EASP-XFB2371) 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 Environmental Assessment and Standard Program (identifier MDE_EASP), has the name "Potomac River at Mouth of Piscataway Creek" and has the identifier MDE_EASP-XFB2371. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070010.

This site is located in Prince George's County County, Maryland at 38.7047200000 degrees latitude and -77.0480600000 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 "MDE_EASP-XFB2371" 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*
Biological, Counts 2016 - 2016
Organics, Other 2016 - 2016
Organics, PCBs 2016 - 2016
Physical 2016 - 2016
*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 MDE_EASP
OrganizationFormalName Environmental Assessment and Standard Program
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MDE_EASP-XFB2371
MonitoringLocationName Potomac River at Mouth of Piscataway Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02070010
LatitudeMeasure 38.7047200000
LongitudeMeasure -77.0480600000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 033
ProviderName STORET