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Muckshaw Ponds - 1 (21NJDEP1-NJW04459-089-1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (identifier 21NJDEP1), has the name "Muckshaw Ponds - 1" and has the identifier 21NJDEP1-NJW04459-089-1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040105.

This site is located in Sussex County County, New Jersey at 41.0300450 degrees latitude and -74.7758130 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-NJW04459-089-1" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 2007 - 2007
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 21NJDEP1
OrganizationFormalName NJ Department of Environmental Protection
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NJDEP1-NJW04459-089-1
MonitoringLocationName Muckshaw Ponds - 1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
HUCEightDigitCode 02040105
LatitudeMeasure 41.0300450
LongitudeMeasure -74.7758130
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 34
CountyCode 037
ProviderName STORET