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JACOBS CREEK AT BEAR TAVERN (21NJDEP1-01462739) 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 NJ Department of Environmental Protection (identifier 21NJDEP1), has the name "JACOBS CREEK AT BEAR TAVERN" and has the identifier 21NJDEP1-01462739. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040105.

This site is located in Mercer County County, New Jersey at 40.3072000 degrees latitude and -74.8338000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21NJDEP1-01462739" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2005 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2002 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2005 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2005 - 2009
Microbiological 2008 - 2008
Nutrient 2000 - 2009
Organics, Other 2005 - 2009
Organics, PCBs 2005 - 2008
Organics, Pesticide 2005 - 2008
Physical 2000 - 2009
*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 21NJDEP1
OrganizationFormalName NJ Department of Environmental Protection
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NJDEP1-01462739
MonitoringLocationName JACOBS CREEK AT BEAR TAVERN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Washington Crossing Pennington Rd in Hopewell Twp
HUCEightDigitCode 02040105
LatitudeMeasure 40.3072000
LongitudeMeasure -74.8338000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 34
CountyCode 021
ProviderName STORET