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Poplar Lick Run (MDE_FIELDSERVICES_WQX-POP0071) 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 "Poplar Lick Run" and has the identifier MDE_FIELDSERVICES_WQX-POP0071. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070002.

This site is located in Garrett County County, Maryland at 39.6388000000 degrees latitude and -79.1181170000 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-POP0071" 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, Cyanobacteria 1998 - 1998
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1998 - 1998
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1998 - 1998
Information 1997 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2005 - 2005
Nutrient 1997 - 1998
Organics, Other 1997 - 1998
Physical 1997 - 2005
*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-POP0071
MonitoringLocationName Poplar Lick Run
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Poplar Lick above New Germany Lake. Twin Churches Road at double pipes
HUCEightDigitCode 02070002
LatitudeMeasure 39.6388000000
LongitudeMeasure -79.1181170000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 023
ProviderName STORET