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Presumpscot River near West Falmouth, Maine (USGS-01064140) 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 Maine Water Science Center (identifier USGS-ME), has the name "Presumpscot River near West Falmouth, Maine" and has the identifier USGS-01064140. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01060001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 598.00 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 598 sq mi.

This site is located in Cumberland County County, Maine at 43.72459720000000 degrees latitude and -70.3029333000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is .5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 11.15 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-01064140" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1980 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1980 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1973 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1979 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Information 1973 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1979 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1973 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1973 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1973 - 1995
Microbiological 1973 - 1995
Nutrient 1973 - 1995
Organics, Other 1973 - 2013
Organics, PCBs 1973 - 1973
Organics, Pesticide 1973 - 1983
Physical 1973 - 2013
Radiochemical 1973 - 1981
Sediment 1979 - 1995
*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-ME
OrganizationFormalName USGS Maine Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01064140
MonitoringLocationName Presumpscot River near West Falmouth, Maine
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 01060001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 598.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 598
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 43.72459720000000
LongitudeMeasure -70.3029333000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 11.15
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 23
CountyCode 005
ProviderName NWIS