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SAUGUS RIVER AT RESCO DIFFUSER (11NPSWRD_WQX-SAIR_ACE_SRRD_E) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "SAUGUS RIVER AT RESCO DIFFUSER" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SAIR_ACE_SRRD_E. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)01090001.

This site is located in Essex County County, Massachusetts at 42.4476667000 degrees latitude and -70.9733611000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-SAIR_ACE_SRRD_E" 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*
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1982 - 1982
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1982 - 1982
Nutrient 1982 - 1982
Organics, Other 1982 - 1982
Organics, PCBs 1982 - 1982
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SAIR_ACE_SRRD_E
MonitoringLocationName SAUGUS RIVER AT RESCO DIFFUSER
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE LYNN; MA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE AND IS OUTSIDE THE SAUGUS IRON WORKS NATIONAL HISTORIC MONUMENT BOUNDARIES. THE STATION IS LOCATED AT SAUGUS RIVER AT RESCO DIFFUSER. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES ARE BASED ON GENERAL REPORT MAPS. THE DATA ARE FROM "THE FEASIBILITY REPORTDRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/REPORT: SAUGUS RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES; LYNN; MALDEN; REVERE AND SAUGUS; FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION; VOL. 2 + APPENDICES; 1989" BY U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; NEW ENGLAND DIVISION. WATER DEPTHS ARE UPLOADED AS: SURFACE = 0; MID = 500; AND BOTTOM = 999. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY NANCY O'KEEFFE; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 01090001
LatitudeMeasure 42.4476667000
LongitudeMeasure -70.9733611000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 25
CountyCode 009
ProviderName STORET