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WQP Home >  Providers >  NWIS >  USGS-NJ >  USGS-01463500

Delaware River at Trenton NJ (USGS-01463500) 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 "Delaware River at Trenton NJ" and has the identifier USGS-01463500. 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 6780 sq mi.

This site is located in Mercer County County, New Jersey at 40.22166667000000 degrees latitude and -74.7780556000000 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 0.00 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 NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-01463500" 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 2017 - 2019
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2017 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1973 - 2021
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1974 - 1999
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1969 - 2023
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Fish 1998 - 2021
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1999
Cyanotoxins, Phytotoxins 2017 - 2019
Information 1969 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1944 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1944 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1944 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1963 - 2023
Microbiological 1962 - 2022
Nutrient 1944 - 2023
Organics, Other 1964 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1971 - 2010
Organics, PFAS 2019 - 2019
Organics, Pesticide 1969 - 2023
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2019 - 2019
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2019 - 2019
Physical 1944 - 2024
Population/Community 1977 - 1977
Radiochemical 1964 - 2022
Sediment 1950 - 2023
Stable Isotopes 1983 - 2023
*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-01463500
MonitoringLocationName Delaware River at Trenton NJ
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02040105
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 6780
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 40.22166667000000
LongitudeMeasure -74.7780556000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 34
CountyCode 021
ProviderName NWIS