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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  CBP_WQX >  CBP_WQX-BEL0053

BEL0053 (CBP_WQX-BEL0053) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This channelized stream site, maintained by the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) (identifier CBP_WQX), has the name "BEL0053" and has the identifier CBP_WQX-BEL0053. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02060002.

This site is located in Cecil County County, Maryland at 39.6122200000 degrees latitude and -75.8169400000 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 "CBP_WQX-BEL0053" 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 2005 - 2019
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2011 - 2012
Not Assigned 2008 - 2010
Nutrient 2005 - 2019
Organics, Other 2005 - 2019
Physical 2005 - 2019
*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 CBP_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier CBP_WQX-BEL0053
MonitoringLocationName BEL0053
MonitoringLocationTypeName Channelized Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText (NTN) Big Elk Creek At Elk Mills; Md
HUCEightDigitCode 02060002
LatitudeMeasure 39.6122200000
LongitudeMeasure -75.8169400000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 015
ProviderName STORET