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PAMUNKEY CREEK NEAR LAHORE, VA (USGS-01670165) 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 Virginia Water Science Center (identifier USGS-VA), has the name "PAMUNKEY CREEK NEAR LAHORE, VA" and has the identifier USGS-01670165. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02080106. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 26.1 sq mi.

This site is located in Orange County County, Virginia at 38.19346816000000 degrees latitude and -77.9844422000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. The source map scale is 1:24000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-01670165" 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.

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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1989 - 1991
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1989 - 1992
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1989 - 1991
Microbiological 1989 - 1991
Nutrient 1989 - 1991
Organics, Other 1989 - 1991
Physical 1989 - 1992
*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-VA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Virginia Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-01670165
MonitoringLocationName PAMUNKEY CREEK NEAR LAHORE, VA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02080106
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 26.1
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.19346816000000
LongitudeMeasure -77.9844422000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 137
ProviderName NWIS