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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21NYDECA >  21NYDECA-06012102

BUTTERNUT CREEK IN BUTTERNUTS (21NYDECA-06012102) 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 "BUTTERNUT CREEK IN BUTTERNUTS" and has the identifier 21NYDECA-06012102. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02050101.

This site is located in Otsego County County, New York at 42.4208333 degrees latitude and -75.3602777 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-06012102" 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 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2004 - 2004
Microbiological 2004 - 2004
Nutrient 2004 - 2004
Physical 2004 - 2004
*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-06012102
MonitoringLocationName BUTTERNUT CREEK IN BUTTERNUTS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText @ FLAT IRON RD BRIDGE
HUCEightDigitCode 02050101
LatitudeMeasure 42.4208333
LongitudeMeasure -75.3602777
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 36
CountyCode 077
ProviderName STORET