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POCOMOKE RIVER NEAR WILLARDS, MD (USGS-01485000) 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 Maryland Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MD), has the name "POCOMOKE RIVER NEAR WILLARDS, MD" and has the identifier USGS-01485000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02080111. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 60.5 sq mi.

This site is located in Worcester County County, Maryland at 38.38888889000000 degrees latitude and -75.3244444000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 13.15 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is .1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-01485000" 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

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1999 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1990 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1990 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1990 - 2001
Nutrient 1990 - 2002
Organics, Other 1990 - 2002
Organics, Pesticide 1990 - 2002
Physical 1973 - 2002
Sediment 2000 - 2002
*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-MD
OrganizationFormalName USGS Maryland Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01485000
MonitoringLocationName POCOMOKE RIVER NEAR WILLARDS, MD
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02080111
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 60.5
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.38888889000000
LongitudeMeasure -75.3244444000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 13.15
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 047
ProviderName NWIS