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North Branch Patapsco River (MDE_FIELDSERVICES_WQX-NPA0026) 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 In House Water Data (identifier MDE_FIELDSERVICES_WQX), has the name "North Branch Patapsco River" and has the identifier MDE_FIELDSERVICES_WQX-NPA0026. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02060003.

This site is located in Carroll County County, Maryland at 39.3646500000 degrees latitude and -76.8850670000 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_FIELDSERVICES_WQX-NPA0026" 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, Algae, Cyanobacteria 1999 - 2000
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1999 - 2000
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2000 - 2000
Information 1999 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 2000
Nutrient 1999 - 2000
Organics, Other 1999 - 2000
Physical 1999 - 2000
*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_FIELDSERVICES_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Maryland Dept. of the Environment In House Water Data
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MDE_FIELDSERVICES_WQX-NPA0026
MonitoringLocationName North Branch Patapsco River
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Marriotsville Road crossing
HUCEightDigitCode 02060003
LatitudeMeasure 39.3646500000
LongitudeMeasure -76.8850670000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET