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DSP06 (USFWS_ALASKA-623944141034900) 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 US Fish and Wildlife Service (identifier USFWS_ALASKA), has the name "DSP06" and has the identifier USFWS_ALASKA-623944141034900. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19040501.

This site is located in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County, Alaska at 62.6621200000 degrees latitude and -141.0636400000 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 "USFWS_ALASKA-623944141034900" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2006 - 2010
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2006 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2006 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2006 - 2010
Nutrient 2006 - 2010
Organics, Other 2008 - 2010
Organics, Pesticide 2006 - 2012
Physical 2006 - 2012
*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 USFWS_ALASKA
OrganizationFormalName US Fish and Wildlife Service
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USFWS_ALASKA-623944141034900
MonitoringLocationName DSP06
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Desper Creek 0.4 mile below Alaska Highway near Northway, AK
HUCEightDigitCode 19040501
LatitudeMeasure 62.6621200000
LongitudeMeasure -141.0636400000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 240
ProviderName STORET