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MERRYMEETING LAKE-2 OWLS HEAD (U_NH01-MER02OL) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This lake site, maintained by the UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (identifier U_NH01), has the name "MERRYMEETING LAKE-2 OWLS HEAD" and has the identifier U_NH01-MER02OL. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01070002.

This site is located in Strafford County County, New Hampshire at 43.4932280000 degrees latitude and -71.1517510000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential" 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 "U_NH01-MER02OL" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2015 - 2015
Information 2015 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2015 - 2015
Nutrient 2015 - 2015
Physical 2015 - 2015
*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 U_NH01
OrganizationFormalName UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
MonitoringLocationIdentifier U_NH01-MER02OL
MonitoringLocationName MERRYMEETING LAKE-2 OWLS HEAD
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
HUCEightDigitCode 01070002
LatitudeMeasure 43.4932280000
LongitudeMeasure -71.1517510000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 15
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 33
CountyCode 017
ProviderName STORET