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NESCOPECK CREEK (21PA_WQX-WQN0309) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the PA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (identifier 21PA_WQX), has the name "NESCOPECK CREEK" and has the identifier 21PA_WQX-WQN0309. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02050107.

This site is located in Luzerne County County, Pennsylvania at 41.0469000000 degrees latitude and -76.2208000000 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-WQN0309" 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.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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*
Biological, Counts 1992 - 2012
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1998 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1998 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2010 - 2018
Microbiological 1998 - 2002
Not Assigned 1998 - 2001
Nutrient 1998 - 2022
Organics, Other 1998 - 2005
Physical 1998 - 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-WQN0309
MonitoringLocationName NESCOPECK CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SR 339 Br
HUCEightDigitCode 02050107
LatitudeMeasure 41.0469000000
LongitudeMeasure -76.2208000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 079
ProviderName STORET