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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21PA_WQX >  21PA_WQX-WQN0226

MAHANTANGO CREEK (21PA_WQX-WQN0226) 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 PA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (identifier 21PA_WQX), has the name "MAHANTANGO CREEK" and has the identifier 21PA_WQX-WQN0226. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02050301.

This site is located in Dauphin County County, Pennsylvania at 40.6108000000 degrees latitude and -76.9114000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21PA_WQX-WQN0226" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Information 2013 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2012 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2012 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2012 - 2022
Nutrient 2012 - 2022
Organics, Other 2012 - 2022
Physical 2012 - 2022
*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 21PA_WQX
OrganizationFormalName PA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21PA_WQX-WQN0226
MonitoringLocationName MAHANTANGO CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText S Malta Rd (T482) Bridge
HUCEightDigitCode 02050301
LatitudeMeasure 40.6108000000
LongitudeMeasure -76.9114000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET