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MUD CREEK (NARS_WQX-OWW04440-0383) 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 "MUD CREEK" and has the identifier NARS_WQX-OWW04440-0383. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04120104.

This site is located in Niagara County County, New York at 43.1231170000 degrees latitude and -78.5120150000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 184 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-OWW04440-0383" 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 2004 - 2004
Information 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Nutrient 2004 - 2004
Organics, Other 2004 - 2004
Physical 2004 - 2004
*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-OWW04440-0383
MonitoringLocationName MUD CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText XLON_DD="-78.51241";XLAT_DD="43.12348";STRAHLER="2";ST_ORDER="2nd";FLOWSITE="WADEABLE";SITETYPE="EASTPROB";XSTATUS="SAMPLEABLE";VALXSTAT="WADEABLE";TNT="T";STRATUM="East";INDXVIS_EXTENT="YES";INDXVIS_CHEM="YES";INDEXYR_CHEM="2004";INDEXVIS_CHEM="1";SAMPBENT="YES";INDEX_SAMPTYPE="REACHWIDE";INDEXYR_BENT="2004";INDEXVIS_BENT="1";INDXVIS_BENT="YES";INDXVIS_PHAB="YES";INDEXYR_PHAB="2004";INDEXVIS_PHAB="1";EPAREGION="REGION__2";WESTEAST="EAST";RT_WSA="T";WSAREA="25.8";ECO3="83";ECO3_NM="EASTERN GREAT LAKES AND HUDSON LOWLANDS";ECOWSA9="NAP";ECOWSA3="EHIGH";NAECO3="8.1.1";NAECO2="8.1";NAECO2_NM="MIXED WOOD PLAINS";NAECO1="8";ECOREPORT="MIXED WOOD PLAINS";HUC2="04";HUC4="0412";HUC6="041201";HUC8_NM="NIAGARA" See WSA publication EPA841-B-06-002 for description of description fields.
HUCEightDigitCode 04120104
LatitudeMeasure 43.1231170000
LongitudeMeasure -78.5120150000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 184
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 36
CountyCode 063
ProviderName STORET