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Swatara Creek near Hershey, PA (USGS-01573560) 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 Pennsylvania Water Science Center (identifier USGS-PA), has the name "Swatara Creek near Hershey, PA" and has the identifier USGS-01573560. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02050305. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 483 sq mi.

This site is located in Dauphin County County, Pennsylvania at 40.29842358000000 degrees latitude and -76.6677469000000 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 325.94 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-01573560" 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, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1994 - 1994
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1994 - 1994
Information 1992 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1992 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1992 - 2019
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1992 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1992 - 1992
Microbiological 2007 - 2009
Nutrient 1984 - 2009
Organics, Other 1984 - 2019
Organics, PCBs 1992 - 2014
Organics, PFAS 2019 - 2019
Organics, Pesticide 1992 - 2018
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2019 - 2019
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2019 - 2019
Physical 1984 - 2019
Radiochemical 1992 - 1992
Sediment 1984 - 1994
*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-01573560
MonitoringLocationName Swatara Creek near Hershey, PA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02050305
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 483
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 40.29842358000000
LongitudeMeasure -76.6677469000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 325.94
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 043
ProviderName NWIS