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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  CBP_WQX >  CBP_WQX-XFB0500

XFB0500 (CBP_WQX-XFB0500) 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 "XFB0500" and has the identifier CBP_WQX-XFB0500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070010.

This site is located in Fairfax County County, Virginia at 38.6758000000 degrees latitude and -77.1663000000 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-XFB0500" 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 2006 - 2008
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2006 - 2008
Information 2006 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2006 - 2007
Not Assigned 2006 - 2008
Nutrient 2006 - 2008
Organics, Other 2006 - 2008
Physical 2006 - 2008
*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-XFB0500
MonitoringLocationName XFB0500
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Gunston Cove
HUCEightDigitCode 02070010
LatitudeMeasure 38.6758000000
LongitudeMeasure -77.1663000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 059
ProviderName STORET