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South Branch Potomac River At MP 13.4 (WVDEP_WQX-6631) 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 "South Branch Potomac River At MP 13.4" and has the identifier WVDEP_WQX-6631. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070001. This site has a drainage area of 934797.25 ac.

This site is located in Hampshire County County, West Virginia at 39.4477055600 degrees latitude and -78.6542361100 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GPS-Unspecified" and the accuracy is 12 ft. This site is at an elevation of 561.7147 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-6631" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 2007 - 2019
Information 2007 - 2019
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2020 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2020 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2020 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2020 - 2023
Microbiological 2020 - 2023
Nutrient 2020 - 2023
Organics, Other 2007 - 2022
Physical 2007 - 2023
Physical, Habitat 2007 - 2018
Sediment 2007 - 2017
*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-6631
MonitoringLocationName South Branch Potomac River At MP 13.4
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText (PSB-013) Mid-Stream Sampling at County Route 3 bridge between UNT/South Branch Potomac River RM 12.56 & Abernathy Run at the Bradfield Campground 2 miles East of Springfield, WV; At USGS Gaging Station (01608500) on Left Descending Bank; On the Springfield USGS 24k topo quadrangle
HUCEightDigitCode 02070001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 934797.25
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ac
LatitudeMeasure 39.4477055600
LongitudeMeasure -78.6542361100
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 12
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 561.7147
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName OTHER
CountryCode US
StateCode 54
CountyCode 027
ProviderName STORET