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HAWK CREEK @ MILES-CRESTON RD. (WA_ECOLOGY-53C070) 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 Washington Department Of Ecology (identifier WA_ECOLOGY), has the name "HAWK CREEK @ MILES-CRESTON RD." and has the identifier WA_ECOLOGY-53C070. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17020001.

This site is located in Lincoln County County, Washington at 47.8028000000 degrees latitude and -118.3010000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. 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 "WA_ECOLOGY-53C070" 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 2009 - 2010
Nutrient 2009 - 2010
Physical 2009 - 2010
*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 WA_ECOLOGY
OrganizationFormalName Washington Department Of Ecology
MonitoringLocationIdentifier WA_ECOLOGY-53C070
MonitoringLocationName HAWK CREEK @ MILES-CRESTON RD.
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From Grand Coulee: Head southwest on Hwy 174 towards Wilbur. Turn left onto Hwy 2 heading towards Wilbur/Creston. After traveling past Creston ~6 miles, turn left onto Miles-Creston Rd. Follow until the road crosses Hawk Creek. Park on the near side
HUCEightDigitCode 17020001
LatitudeMeasure 47.8028000000
LongitudeMeasure -118.3010000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET