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NORTHWEST BR ANACOSTIA RIVER NR HYATTSVILLE, MD (USGS-01651000) 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 "NORTHWEST BR ANACOSTIA RIVER NR HYATTSVILLE, MD" and has the identifier USGS-01651000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070010. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 49.4 sq mi.

This site is located in Prince George's County County, Maryland at 38.95255556000000 degrees latitude and -76.9651388900000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is .1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 16.35 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .06 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-01651000" 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.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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*
Biological, Counts 1980 - 1980
Information 1960 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1963 - 2007
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1963 - 2021
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1963 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1969 - 2007
Microbiological 1969 - 2010
Nutrient 1963 - 2021
Organics, Other 1969 - 2020
Physical 1960 - 2021
Radiochemical 1969 - 1971
Sediment 1960 - 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 USGS-MD
OrganizationFormalName USGS Maryland Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01651000
MonitoringLocationName NORTHWEST BR ANACOSTIA RIVER NR HYATTSVILLE, MD
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02070010
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 49.4
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.95255556000000
LongitudeMeasure -76.9651388900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 16.35
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .06
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 033
ProviderName NWIS