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Massey Branch (NARS_WQX-FW08MD005) 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 EPA National Aquatic Resources Survey (NARS) (identifier NARS_WQX), has the name "Massey Branch" and has the identifier NARS_WQX-FW08MD005. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02080111.

This site is located in Worcester County County, Maryland at 38.2700624700 degrees latitude and -75.2766301400 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 "NARS_WQX-FW08MD005" 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 2008 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2008 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2008 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2008 - 2008
Microbiological 2008 - 2008
Nutrient 2008 - 2008
Organics, Other 2008 - 2008
Physical 2008 - 2008
*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 NARS_WQX
OrganizationFormalName EPA National Aquatic Resources Survey (NARS)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier NARS_WQX-FW08MD005
MonitoringLocationName Massey Branch
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText NonUrban
HUCEightDigitCode 02080111
LatitudeMeasure 38.2700624700
LongitudeMeasure -75.2766301400
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 047
ProviderName STORET