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BIG SISTER CREEK In Evans (21NYDECA-01041202B) 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 NYS Dept. of EnCon, Division of Water (identifier 21NYDECA), has the name "BIG SISTER CREEK In Evans" and has the identifier 21NYDECA-01041202B. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04120103.

This site is located in Erie County County, New York at 42.6569444 degrees latitude and -79.0355556 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 "21NYDECA-01041202B" 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 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2001 - 2001
Microbiological 2001 - 2001
Nutrient 2001 - 2001
Physical 2001 - 2001
*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 21NYDECA
OrganizationFormalName NYS Dept. of EnCon, Division of Water
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NYDECA-01041202B
MonitoringLocationName BIG SISTER CREEK In Evans
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText @ STATE ROUTE 5
HUCEightDigitCode 04120103
LatitudeMeasure 42.6569444
LongitudeMeasure -79.0355556
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 36
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET