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MONOCACY RIVER AT MONOCACY BLVD AT FREDERICK, MD (USGS-01642190) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Maryland Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MD), has the name "MONOCACY RIVER AT MONOCACY BLVD AT FREDERICK, MD" and has the identifier USGS-01642190. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070009. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 703 sq mi.

This site is located in Frederick County County, Maryland at 39.44358330000000 degrees latitude and -77.3822777800000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is .5 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 240.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 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-01642190" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MD
OrganizationFormalName USGS Maryland Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01642190
MonitoringLocationName MONOCACY RIVER AT MONOCACY BLVD AT FREDERICK, MD
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02070009
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 703
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 39.44358330000000
LongitudeMeasure -77.3822777800000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 240.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 021
ProviderName NWIS