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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  NJDEP_AMERICORPS >  NJDEP_AMERICORPS-WA0305

West Branch Papkating Creek on County Rd. 628 (NJDEP_AMERICORPS-WA0305) 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 NJDEP Americorps Program (identifier NJDEP_AMERICORPS), has the name "West Branch Papkating Creek on County Rd. 628" and has the identifier NJDEP_AMERICORPS-WA0305. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02020007.

This site is located in Sussex County County, New Jersey at 41.2182890000 degrees latitude and -74.6712040000 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 "NJDEP_AMERICORPS-WA0305" 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

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, Counts 2011 - 2011
Information 2012 - 2020
Organics, Other 2012 - 2012
Physical 2012 - 2020
Physical, Habitat 2012 - 2020
Sediment 2012 - 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 NJDEP_AMERICORPS
OrganizationFormalName NJDEP Americorps Program
MonitoringLocationIdentifier NJDEP_AMERICORPS-WA0305
MonitoringLocationName West Branch Papkating Creek on County Rd. 628
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText AMNET site located off of Cty Hwy 628. Stream bank eroded on right side. There are signs of historical channelization on left side of stream bank. Stream bottom looks to be in stable condition. Parking is located on side of road. Parking near development. AMNET site off of County Rd. 628. Bridge and nearby farms. Some erosion. Marshy area, cobble and riffles resent. Open.
HUCEightDigitCode 02020007
LatitudeMeasure 41.2182890000
LongitudeMeasure -74.6712040000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 34
CountyCode 037
ProviderName STORET