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WQP Home >  Providers >  NWIS >  USGS-MA >  USGS-01161340

FOURMILE BROOK NEAR NORTHFIELD, MA (USGS-01161340) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Massachusetts Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MA), has the name "FOURMILE BROOK NEAR NORTHFIELD, MA" and has the identifier USGS-01161340. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01080201. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 4.72 sq mi.

This site is located in Franklin County County, Massachusetts at 42.62036339000000 degrees latitude and -72.4703652000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-01161340" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1971 - 1971
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1971 - 1971
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1971 - 1971
Nutrient 1971 - 1971
Physical 1971 - 1971
*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 USGS-MA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Massachusetts Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01161340
MonitoringLocationName FOURMILE BROOK NEAR NORTHFIELD, MA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 01080201
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 4.72
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.62036339000000
LongitudeMeasure -72.4703652000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 25
CountyCode 011
ProviderName NWIS