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FIR CREEK NEAR BRIGHTWOOD, OR (USGS-14138870) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Oregon Water Science Center (identifier USGS-OR), has the name "FIR CREEK NEAR BRIGHTWOOD, OR" and has the identifier USGS-14138870. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17080001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 5.46 sq mi.

This site is located in Multnomah County County, Oregon at 45.48011889000000 degrees latitude and -122.0256385000000 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 1480 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is 10 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-14138870" 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, Algae, Phytoplankton 1978 - 1984
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1977 - 1983
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 1982
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 1982
Information 1976 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1978 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1978 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1978 - 1993
Microbiological 1976 - 1984
Nutrient 1976 - 1993
Organics, Other 1976 - 1993
Organics, PCBs 1993 - 1993
Organics, Pesticide 1993 - 1993
Physical 1975 - 1993
Radiochemical 1993 - 1993
Sediment 1976 - 1993
*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-OR
OrganizationFormalName USGS Oregon Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-14138870
MonitoringLocationName FIR CREEK NEAR BRIGHTWOOD, OR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 17080001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 5.46
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 45.48011889000000
LongitudeMeasure -122.0256385000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1480
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 051
ProviderName NWIS