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#4 MERRIMACK RIVER BELOW FWWTF (UMMP-UMMP-04) 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 UPPER MERRIMACK RIVER LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Volunteer) (identifier UMMP), has the name "#4 MERRIMACK RIVER BELOW FWWTF" and has the identifier UMMP-UMMP-04. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01070006.

This site is located in Merrimack County County, New Hampshire at 43.4055560000 degrees latitude and -71.6416670000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GPS-Unspecified" and the accuracy is 15 m.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "UMMP-UMMP-04" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 1995 - 2019
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier UMMP
OrganizationFormalName UPPER MERRIMACK RIVER LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Volunteer)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier UMMP-UMMP-04
MonitoringLocationName #4 MERRIMACK RIVER BELOW FWWTF
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText UMMP SITE #4 IS LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF THE FRANKLIN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY OUTFALL WHERE EFFLUENT ACHIEVES 100% MIXING WITH THE MERRIMACK RIVER. THIS SITE IS LOCATED 1/3 OF THE WAY INTO THE CHANNEL FROM RIVER RIGHT AND IS CHARACTERIZED BY A UNIFORM RIVERBED WITH SAND AND GRAVEL DOMINANT. THIS IS A FLATWATER SITE WITH NO RIFFLES OR LARGE COBBLE PRESENT. STEEP BANKS ALONG RIVER LEFT AND LARGE FLOODPLAIN ACCESS ON RIVER RIGHT.
HUCEightDigitCode 01070006
LatitudeMeasure 43.4055560000
LongitudeMeasure -71.6416670000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 15
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 33
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET