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Pigeon Creek At MP 0.4 (WVDEP_WQX-121) 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 West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection-Division of Water & Waste Management-Watershed Assessment Branch (identifier WVDEP_WQX), has the name "Pigeon Creek At MP 0.4" and has the identifier WVDEP_WQX-121. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05070201. This site has a drainage area of 90071.5546 ac.

This site is located in Mingo County County, West Virginia at 37.7926722200 degrees latitude and -82.3443666700 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 598.2414 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 "WVDEP_WQX-121" 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*
Information 2008 - 2008
Physical 2008 - 2008
Physical, Habitat 2008 - 2008
Sediment 2008 - 2008
*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 WVDEP_WQX
OrganizationFormalName West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection-Division of Water & Waste Management-Watershed Assessment Branch
MonitoringLocationIdentifier WVDEP_WQX-121
MonitoringLocationName Pigeon Creek At MP 0.4
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Upstream Den Branch in Naugatuck; On the Naugatuck USGS 24k topo quadrangle
HUCEightDigitCode 05070201
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 90071.5546
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ac
LatitudeMeasure 37.7926722200
LongitudeMeasure -82.3443666700
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 598.2414
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName OTHER
CountryCode US
StateCode 54
CountyCode 059
ProviderName STORET