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NRS_PA-10156 (NARS_WQX-NRS_PA-10156) 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 "NRS_PA-10156" and has the identifier NARS_WQX-NRS_PA-10156. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02050301.

This site is located in Dauphin County County, Pennsylvania at 40.4208683400 degrees latitude and -76.9828071400 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 104.14 m No vertical 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-NRS_PA-10156" 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, Phytoplankton 2023 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2023 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2023 - 2023
Nutrient 2023 - 2023
Organics, Other 2023 - 2023
Physical 2023 - 2023
*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-NRS_PA-10156
MonitoringLocationName NRS_PA-10156
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02050301
LatitudeMeasure 40.4208683400
LongitudeMeasure -76.9828071400
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 104.14
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET