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W-246 (MEDEP_WQX-102480) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This wetland undifferentiated site, maintained by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (identifier MEDEP_WQX), has the name "W-246" and has the identifier MEDEP_WQX-102480. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01030003.

This site is located in Waldo County County, Maine at 44.7306310000 degrees latitude and -69.3391100000 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 "MEDEP_WQX-102480" 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, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2012 - 2012
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2012 - 2012
Nutrient 2012 - 2012
Organics, Other 2012 - 2012
Physical 2012 - 2012
*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 MEDEP_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Maine Department of Environmental Protection
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MEDEP_WQX-102480
MonitoringLocationName W-246
MonitoringLocationTypeName Wetland Undifferentiated
HUCEightDigitCode 01030003
LatitudeMeasure 44.7306310000
LongitudeMeasure -69.3391100000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 2400
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 23
CountyCode 027
ProviderName STORET