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Duck Harbor Pond near Lookout, PA (USGS-01427252) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center (identifier USGS-PA), has the name "Duck Harbor Pond near Lookout, PA" and has the identifier USGS-01427252. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040101. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 3.59 sq mi.

This site is located in Wayne County County, Pennsylvania at 41.75314396000000 degrees latitude and -75.1998949000000 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 1390 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-01427252" 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, Photosynthetic Pigments 2003 - 2005
Information 2003 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2003 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2005
Nutrient 2003 - 2005
Organics, Other 2003 - 2004
Physical 2003 - 2005
*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-PA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01427252
MonitoringLocationName Duck Harbor Pond near Lookout, PA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 02040101
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 3.59
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.75314396000000
LongitudeMeasure -75.1998949000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1390
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 127
ProviderName NWIS