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Deckers Creek At MP 9 (WVDEP_WQX-3196) 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 "Deckers Creek At MP 9" and has the identifier WVDEP_WQX-3196. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05020003. This site has a drainage area of 24046.5019 ac.

This site is located in Monongalia County County, West Virginia at 39.5829722200 degrees latitude and -79.8681722200 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1387.1951 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-3196" 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, Fish 2009 - 2010
Information 2009 - 2010
Organics, Other 2009 - 2010
Physical 2009 - 2010
Physical, Habitat 2009 - 2010
Sediment 2009 - 2010
*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-3196
MonitoringLocationName Deckers Creek At MP 9
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Between UNT/Deckers Creek RM 8.92 & Limestone Quarry Southeast of Brookhaven; On the Masontown USGS 24k topo quadrangle
HUCEightDigitCode 05020003
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 24046.5019
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ac
LatitudeMeasure 39.5829722200
LongitudeMeasure -79.8681722200
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1387.1951
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName OTHER
CountryCode US
StateCode 54
CountyCode 061
ProviderName STORET