USGS NAWQA Potomac River Basin - sampling networks at each site

Potomac NAWQA:
Sampling approaches and sampling stations

fix1 - Integrator Surface-Water Site: Water quality and ecology (multiple samples)
fix2 - Indicator Surface-Water Site: Water quality and ecology (multiple samples)
bst - Streambed Sediment and Aquatic Biological Tissues
bed - Streambed Sediment only
tis - Aquatic Biological Tissues only
synh - Major Tributaries Synoptic: Water quality (one sample)
syn1 - Great Valley Carbonate Surface-Water Synoptic: Water quality and ecology (one sample)
syn2 - Piedmont Surface-Water Synoptic: Water quality and ecology (one sample)
syn3 - Triassic Lowlands Surface-Water Synoptic: Water quality and ecology (one sample)
syn4 - Valley and Ridge Surface-Water Synoptic: Water quality and ecology (one sample)

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USGS station id Station name fix1 fix2 bst synh syn1 syn2 syn3 syn4

01654000 Accotink Creek near Annandale, VA fix2 bst syn2

01638994 Alloway Creek near Harney, MD syn3

01651010 Anacostia River near Bladensburg, MD bed

01619500 Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, MD synh

01660350 Aquia Creek near Garrisonville, VA syn2

01639462 Bear Brook near Frizzellburg, MD syn2

01643820 Beaverdam Creek near Unison, VA syn2

01643300 Bennett Creek near Hyattstown, MD syn2

01639400 Big Pipe Creek at Bachman Mills, MD syn2

01620995 Black Run at Rawley Springs, VA syn4

01621400 Blacks Run at Harrisonburg, VA syn1

01643615 Broad Run at Elmar, MD syn3

01637950 Broad Run near Jefferson, MD syn2

01635045 Buffalo Marsh Run near Middletown, VA syn1

01656725 Bull Run near Catharpin, VA syn3

01657000 Bull Run near Manassas, VA bst

01636460 Bullskin Run above Kabletown, WV syn1

01646350 Cabin John Creek at Rockville, MD syn2

01611500 Cacapon River near Great Cacapon, WV bst synh

01642200 Carroll Creek at Frederick, MD syn1

01638050 Catoctin Creek at Olive, MD synh

01638480 Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown, VA fix2 bst synh syn2

01614110 Conococheague Creek trib. near Fayetteville, PA syn1

01614500 Conococheague Creek at Fairview, MD fix1 bst synh

01613082 Cove Run at Warfordsburg, PA syn4

01643705 Cromwell Run near Atoka, VA syn2

01656870 Cub Run at Old Lee Rd near Chantilly, VA syn3

01613060 Cummings Run near Needmore, PA syn4

01645725 Difficult Run near Vienna, VA syn2

01610990 Dillons Run at Capon Bridge, WV syn4

01605800 Dry Run near Cherry Grove, WV syn4

01614130 Falling Spring at Chambersburg, PA syn1

01656772 Flat Branch at Manassas Park, VA syn3

01639380 Flat Run at Emmitsburg, MD syn3

01656920 Flatlick Branch at Braddock Rd near Chantilly, VA syn3

01624670 Folly Mills Creek near Staunton, VA syn1

01652370 Fourmile Run at Arlington, VA syn2

01641930 Glade Creek near Walkersville, MD syn1

01644000 Goose Creek near Leesburg, VA bst synh

01656102 Goslin Run near Aden, VA syn3

01644481 Great Seneca Creek at Goshen, MD syn2

01619200 Hamilton Creek at Hagerstown, MD syn1

01636215 Happy Creek at Crosby Stadium at Front Royal, VA syn1

01614010 Harlan Run near Spring Mills, WV syn1

01632750 Holmans Run at Quicksburg, VA syn1

01605950 Jordan Run near Hopeville, WV syn4

01656655 Kettle Run near Nokesville, VA syn3

01610185 Kimsey Run near Lost River, WV syn4

01624490 Lewis Creek at Staunton, VA syn1

01613510 Little Cove Creek near Sylvan, PA syn4

01640000 Little Pipe Creek at Avondale, MD syn2

01638920 Littles Run near Gettysburg, PA syn3

01611205 Maple Run near Slanesville, WV syn4

01617800 Marsh Run at Grimes, MD bst syn1

01619140 Marsh Run at Reid, MD syn1

01625000 Middle River near Grottoes, VA bst synh

01604400 Mill Creek at Burlington, WV syn4

01629550 Mill Creek near Hamburg, VA syn1

01608300 Mill Run near Romney, WV syn4

01639000 Monocacy River at Bridgeport, MD fix2 bst synh

01643020 Monocacy River at Reich's Ford Bridge near Frederick, MD (Q@01643000*) fix1 bst synh

01620850 Mossy Creek near Spring Creek, VA syn1

01621050 Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton, Va. ** fix2 bst syn1

01608150 Mudlick Run near Moorefield, WV syn4

01638740 Mummasburg Run near Gettysburg, PA syn3

01659000 North Branch Chopawamsic Creek near Joplin, VA syn2

01600000 North Branch Potomac River at Pinto, MD bed synh

01595000 North Branch Potomac River at Steyer, MD bed

01603000 North Branch Potomac River near Cumberland, MD fix1 bst synh

01647720 North Branch Rock Creek near Norbeck, MD syn2

01643800 North Fork Goose Creek near Lincoln, VA syn2

01633000 North Fork Shenandoah River at Mt Jackson, VA synh

01634000 Nouth Fork Shenandoah River near Strasburg, VA bst synh

01606720 North Mill Creek near Petersburg, WV syn4

01622000 North River at Burketown, VA synh

01620500 North River near Stokesville, VA syn4

01616500 Opequon Creek near Martinsburg, WV bst synh

01634100 Paddy Run near Zepp, VA syn4

01636305 Page Brook at Boyce, VA syn1

01649200 Paint Branch at College Park, MD syn2

01601470 Piney Mountain Creek at LaVale, MD syn4

01624950 Polecat Draft near Piedmont, VA syn1

01626950 Porterfield Run near Crimora, VA syn1

01652589 Potomac River below Oxon Creek at Washington, DC bed

01646580 Potomac River at Chain Bridge at Washington, DC (Q@01646500*) fix1 synh

01618000 Potomac River at Shepherdstown, WV bst

01652588 Potomac River near Alexandria, VA tis

01618200 Rattlesnake Run near Shepherdstown, WV syn1

01638450 Richard Creek near Waterford, VA syn2

01614525 Rockdale Run at Fairview, MD syn1

01640155 Sams Creek near Union Bridge, MD syn2

01596500 Savage River near Barton, MD bed

01605900 Seneca Creek near Onega, WV syn4

01636500 Shenandoah River at Millville, WV fix1 bst synh

01631700 Shoemaker River near Faulks Run, VA syn4

01639440 Silver Run near Silver Run, MD syn2

01650900 Sligo Creek at Takoma Park, MD syn2

01606500 South Branch Potomac River near Petersburg, WV synh

01608500 South Branch Potomac River near Springfield, WV fix1 bst synh

01642425 South Fork Linganore Creek near Linganore, MD syn2

01606600 South Fork Lunice Creek near Maysville, WV syn4

01658500 South Fork Quantico Creek near Independent Hill, VA syn2

01631000 South Fork Shenandoah River at Front Royal, VA synh

01629500 South Fork Shenandoah River near Luray, VA synh

01631020 South Fork Shenandoah River Below Cabin Run at Front Royal, VA (Q@01631000*) bst

01608000 South Fork South Branch Potomac River near Moorefield, WV fix2 bst synh

01627500 South River at Harriston, VA bst synh

01611120 Sperry Run at Rio, WV syn4

01661050 St.Clement Creek near Clements, MD bst

01611130 Tear Coat Creek near Rio, WV syn4

01605490 Thorn Creek near Moatstown, WV syn4

01633730 Toms Brook at Toms Brook, VA syn1

01615520 Town Run at Winchester, VA syn1

01610250 Trout Run near Wardensville, WV syn4

01617010 Tuscarora Creek at Martinsburg, WV syn1

01614350 Welsh Run at Welsh Run, PA syn1

01605220 West Strait Creek near Monterey, VA syn4

01610063 White Sulfur Run near Flintstone, MD syn4

01638895 Whites Run near Two Tavern's, PA syn3

01657435 Wolf Run near Clifton, VA syn2

* Q denotes that discharge measurements were taken at a different point on the stream than the actual sample.
Discharge from the stated Station was used.
** Five additional surface-water sites were located within the small-scale ground-water flow-system study in the Muddy Creek watershed, near Mount Clinton, VA.

USGS station id	Station name	fix1	fix2	bst	synh	syn1	syn2	syn3	syn4
01654000	Accotink Creek near Annandale, VA		fix2	bst			syn2
01638994	Alloway Creek near Harney, MD							syn3
01651010	Anacostia River near Bladensburg, MD			bed
01619500	Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, MD				synh
01660350	Aquia Creek near Garrisonville, VA						syn2
01639462	Bear Brook near Frizzellburg, MD						syn2
01643820	Beaverdam Creek near Unison, VA						syn2
01643300	Bennett Creek near Hyattstown, MD						syn2
01639400	Big Pipe Creek at Bachman Mills, MD						syn2
01620995	Black Run at Rawley Springs, VA								syn4
01621400	Blacks Run at Harrisonburg, VA					syn1
01643615	Broad Run at Elmar, MD							syn3
01637950	Broad Run near Jefferson, MD						syn2
01635045	Buffalo Marsh Run near Middletown, VA					syn1
01656725	Bull Run near Catharpin, VA							syn3
01657000	Bull Run near Manassas, VA			bst
01636460	Bullskin Run above Kabletown, WV					syn1
01646350	Cabin John Creek at Rockville, MD						syn2
01611500	Cacapon River near Great Cacapon, WV			bst	synh
01642200	Carroll Creek at Frederick, MD					syn1
01638050	Catoctin Creek at Olive, MD				synh
01638480	Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown, VA		fix2	bst	synh		syn2
01614110	Conococheague Creek trib. near Fayetteville, PA					syn1
01614500	Conococheague Creek at Fairview, MD	fix1		bst	synh
01613082	Cove Run at Warfordsburg, PA								syn4
01643705	Cromwell Run near Atoka, VA						syn2
01656870	Cub Run at Old Lee Rd near Chantilly, VA							syn3
01613060	Cummings Run near Needmore, PA								syn4
01645725	Difficult Run near Vienna, VA						syn2
01610990	Dillons Run at Capon Bridge, WV								syn4
01605800	Dry Run near Cherry Grove, WV								syn4
01614130	Falling Spring at Chambersburg, PA					syn1
01656772	Flat Branch at Manassas Park, VA							syn3
01639380	Flat Run at Emmitsburg, MD							syn3
01656920	Flatlick Branch at Braddock Rd near Chantilly, VA							syn3
01624670	Folly Mills Creek near Staunton, VA					syn1
01652370	Fourmile Run at Arlington, VA						syn2
01641930	Glade Creek near Walkersville, MD					syn1
01644000	Goose Creek near Leesburg, VA			bst	synh
01656102	Goslin Run near Aden, VA							syn3
01644481	Great Seneca Creek at Goshen, MD						syn2
01619200	Hamilton Creek at Hagerstown, MD					syn1
01636215	Happy Creek at Crosby Stadium at Front Royal, VA					syn1
01614010	Harlan Run near Spring Mills, WV					syn1
01632750	Holmans Run at Quicksburg, VA					syn1
01605950	Jordan Run near Hopeville, WV								syn4
01656655	Kettle Run near Nokesville, VA							syn3
01610185	Kimsey Run near Lost River, WV								syn4
01624490	Lewis Creek at Staunton, VA					syn1
01613510	Little Cove Creek near Sylvan, PA								syn4
01640000	Little Pipe Creek at Avondale, MD						syn2
01638920	Littles Run near Gettysburg, PA							syn3
01611205	Maple Run near Slanesville, WV								syn4
01617800	Marsh Run at Grimes, MD			bst		syn1
01619140	Marsh Run at Reid, MD					syn1
01625000	Middle River near Grottoes, VA			bst	synh
01604400	Mill Creek at Burlington, WV								syn4
01629550	Mill Creek near Hamburg, VA					syn1
01608300	Mill Run near Romney, WV								syn4
01639000	Monocacy River at Bridgeport, MD		fix2	bst	synh
01643020	Monocacy River at Reich's Ford Bridge near Frederick, MD (Q@01643000*)	fix1		bst	synh
01620850	Mossy Creek near Spring Creek, VA					syn1
01621050	Muddy Creek at Mount Clinton, Va. **		fix2	bst		syn1
01608150	Mudlick Run near Moorefield, WV								syn4
01638740	Mummasburg Run near Gettysburg, PA							syn3
01659000	North Branch Chopawamsic Creek near Joplin, VA						syn2
01600000	North Branch Potomac River at Pinto, MD			bed	synh
01595000	North Branch Potomac River at Steyer, MD			bed
01603000	North Branch Potomac River near Cumberland, MD	fix1		bst	synh
01647720	North Branch Rock Creek near Norbeck, MD						syn2
01643800	North Fork Goose Creek near Lincoln, VA						syn2
01633000	North Fork Shenandoah River at Mt Jackson, VA				synh
01634000	Nouth Fork Shenandoah River near Strasburg, VA			bst	synh
01606720	North Mill Creek near Petersburg, WV								syn4
01622000	North River at Burketown, VA				synh
01620500	North River near Stokesville, VA								syn4
01616500	Opequon Creek near Martinsburg, WV			bst	synh
01634100	Paddy Run near Zepp, VA								syn4
01636305	Page Brook at Boyce, VA					syn1
01649200	Paint Branch at College Park, MD						syn2
01601470	Piney Mountain Creek at LaVale, MD								syn4
01624950	Polecat Draft near Piedmont, VA					syn1
01626950	Porterfield Run near Crimora, VA					syn1
01652589	Potomac River below Oxon Creek at Washington, DC			bed
01646580	Potomac River at Chain Bridge at Washington, DC (Q@01646500*)	fix1			synh
01618000	Potomac River at Shepherdstown, WV			bst
01652588	Potomac River near Alexandria, VA			tis
01618200	Rattlesnake Run near Shepherdstown, WV					syn1
01638450	Richard Creek near Waterford, VA						syn2
01614525	Rockdale Run at Fairview, MD					syn1
01640155	Sams Creek near Union Bridge, MD						syn2
01596500	Savage River near Barton, MD			bed
01605900	Seneca Creek near Onega, WV								syn4
01636500	Shenandoah River at Millville, WV	fix1		bst	synh
01631700	Shoemaker River near Faulks Run, VA								syn4
01639440	Silver Run near Silver Run, MD						syn2
01650900	Sligo Creek at Takoma Park, MD						syn2
01606500	South Branch Potomac River near Petersburg, WV				synh
01608500	South Branch Potomac River near Springfield, WV	fix1		bst	synh
01642425	South Fork Linganore Creek near Linganore, MD						syn2
01606600	South Fork Lunice Creek near Maysville, WV								syn4
01658500	South Fork Quantico Creek near Independent Hill, VA						syn2
01631000	South Fork Shenandoah River at Front Royal, VA				synh
01629500	South Fork Shenandoah River near Luray, VA				synh
01631020	South Fork Shenandoah River Below Cabin Run at Front Royal, VA (Q@01631000*)			bst
01608000	South Fork South Branch Potomac River near Moorefield, WV		fix2	bst	synh
01627500	South River at Harriston, VA			bst	synh
01611120	Sperry Run at Rio, WV								syn4
01661050	St.Clement Creek near Clements, MD			bst
01611130	Tear Coat Creek near Rio, WV								syn4
01605490	Thorn Creek near Moatstown, WV								syn4
01633730	Toms Brook at Toms Brook, VA					syn1
01615520	Town Run at Winchester, VA					syn1
01610250	Trout Run near Wardensville, WV								syn4
01617010	Tuscarora Creek at Martinsburg, WV					syn1
01614350	Welsh Run at Welsh Run, PA					syn1
01605220	West Strait Creek near Monterey, VA								syn4
01610063	White Sulfur Run near Flintstone, MD								syn4
01638895	Whites Run near Two Tavern's, PA							syn3
01657435	Wolf Run near Clifton, VA						syn2

Potomac NAWQA: Sampling approaches and sampling stations

Potomac NAWQA:
Sampling approaches and sampling stations