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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  CBP_WQX >  CBP_WQX-LE5.2N

LE5.2N (CBP_WQX-LE5.2N) 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 Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) (identifier CBP_WQX), has the name "LE5.2N" and has the identifier CBP_WQX-LE5.2N. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02080206.

This site is located in Newport News City County, Virginia at 37.0843100000 degrees latitude and -76.5738500000 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-LE5.2N" 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*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria, Photosynthetic Pigments 1994 - 1994
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1994 - 1994
Information 1994 - 1994
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 1994
Microbiological 1994 - 1994
Not Assigned 1994 - 1994
Nutrient 1994 - 1994
Organics, Other 1994 - 1994
Physical 1994 - 1994
*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-LE5.2N
MonitoringLocationName LE5.2N
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText (Tidal) Buoy #c12-13 (North Shore) - Special 1994 Near-Shore Study Only
HUCEightDigitCode 02080206
LatitudeMeasure 37.0843100000
LongitudeMeasure -76.5738500000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 700
ProviderName STORET