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WEST BRANCH MIDDLE BK ON RT 525 (CHIMNEY ROCK RD) (21NJDEP1-BA187) 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 "WEST BRANCH MIDDLE BK ON RT 525 (CHIMNEY ROCK RD)" and has the identifier 21NJDEP1-BA187. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02030105.

This site is located in Somerset County County, New Jersey at 40.5893000 degrees latitude and -74.5634000 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-BA187" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 2006 - 2007
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 21NJDEP1
OrganizationFormalName NJ Department of Environmental Protection
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NJDEP1-BA187
MonitoringLocationName WEST BRANCH MIDDLE BK ON RT 525 (CHIMNEY ROCK RD)
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 02030105
LatitudeMeasure 40.5893000
LongitudeMeasure -74.5634000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 34
CountyCode 035
ProviderName STORET