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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  CBP_WQX >  CBP_WQX-XFB1986

XFB1986 (CBP_WQX-XFB1986) 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 "XFB1986" and has the identifier CBP_WQX-XFB1986. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070010.

This site is located in Prince George's County County, Maryland at 38.6978700000 degrees latitude and -77.0231700000 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-XFB1986" 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 1986 - 2020
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1986 - 2020
Information 1986 - 2020
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1986 - 2007
Microbiological 1986 - 1998
Not Assigned 1986 - 2020
Nutrient 1986 - 2020
Organics, Other 1986 - 2020
Physical 1986 - 2020
*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-XFB1986
MonitoringLocationName XFB1986
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Piscataway Creek At Fort Washington Marina At Day Marker 6; Characterizes Tidal Fresh Zone
HUCEightDigitCode 02070010
LatitudeMeasure 38.6978700000
LongitudeMeasure -77.0231700000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 24
CountyCode 033
ProviderName STORET