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Mystic River (MASSDEP-W1973) 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 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) (identifier MASSDEP), has the name "Mystic River" and has the identifier MASSDEP-W1973.

This site is located in Middlesex County County, Massachusetts at 42.4119647900 degrees latitude and -71.1005642000 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 "MASSDEP-W1973" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 2009 - 2009
Nutrient 2009 - 2009
Physical 2009 - 2009
*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 MASSDEP
OrganizationFormalName Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MASSDEP-W1973
MonitoringLocationName Mystic River
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText [off the southern end/downstream side of the Riverside Yacht Club boat dock, Medford (approximately 1400 feet downstream of Route 93 crossing)]
LatitudeMeasure 42.4119647900
LongitudeMeasure -71.1005642000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 25000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 25
CountyCode 017
ProviderName STORET