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Location 11 Sumas River (R10SUMASMOUNTAIN-11) 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 EPA Region 10 Superfund Sumas Mountain Asbestos Site (identifier R10SUMASMOUNTAIN), has the name "Location 11 Sumas River" and has the identifier R10SUMASMOUNTAIN-11. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17110001.

This site is located in Whatcom County County, Washington at 48.9492550000 degrees latitude and -122.3087630000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 20.07 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "R10SUMASMOUNTAIN-11" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2009 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2009 - 2009
Not Assigned 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 R10SUMASMOUNTAIN
OrganizationFormalName EPA Region 10 Superfund Sumas Mountain Asbestos Site
MonitoringLocationIdentifier R10SUMASMOUNTAIN-11
MonitoringLocationName Location 11 Sumas River
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText GPS Waypoint 17
HUCEightDigitCode 17110001
LatitudeMeasure 48.9492550000
LongitudeMeasure -122.3087630000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 20.07
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 073
ProviderName STORET