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Nishisakawick Creek near Frenchtown NJ (USGS-01458570) 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 New Jersey Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NJ), has the name "Nishisakawick Creek near Frenchtown NJ" and has the identifier USGS-01458570. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040105. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 10.1 sq mi.

This site is located in Hunterdon County County, New Jersey at 40.54416667000000 degrees latitude and -75.0463888900000 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 195 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 10 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-01458570" 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 2013 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2000 - 2003
Biological, Fish 2013 - 2023
Information 1998 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1997 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1997 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1998 - 2021
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1997 - 2021
Microbiological 1998 - 2006
Nutrient 1997 - 2023
Organics, Other 1997 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1998 - 2011
Organics, PFAS 2020 - 2022
Organics, Pesticide 1998 - 2022
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2020 - 2022
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2020 - 2022
Physical 1997 - 2023
Sediment 1998 - 2011
Stable Isotopes 1998 - 1998
*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-NJ
OrganizationFormalName USGS New Jersey Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01458570
MonitoringLocationName Nishisakawick Creek near Frenchtown NJ
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02040105
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 10.1
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 40.54416667000000
LongitudeMeasure -75.0463888900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 195
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 34
CountyCode 019
ProviderName NWIS