# wv_wqsites.rdb (tab-delimited ASCII file ) # Date created: May 27, 1998 (19980527 13:53:27) # # Water-quality sites in West Virginia # # This file contains locational information for nontidal sampling # sites where major forms of nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus), sediment, # major ion and organic carbon concentrations, dissolved oxygen, selected # field parameters, and selected biological data were sampled. # The selection of water-quality data from nontidal sites for inclusion # in the database was based on the following minimum criteria (Langland and # others, 1995): # # - Nutrient- and sediment-concentration data collected between # October 1, 1971, through December 31, 1996. # # - A minimum of 12 nutrient- and sediment-concentration samples # representing fall, winter, spring, and summer conditions # collected throughout any consecutive 3-year time span. # # - Nutrient- and sediment-concentration data available in digital format. # # REFERENCE: Langland, M.J., Lietman, P.L., and Hoffman, S.A., Synthesis of # nutrient and sediment data for watersheds within the # Chesapeake Bay Drainage Basin, 1995, U.S. Geological Survey # Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4233, p. 6. # # Contacts: Michael J. Langland, langland@usgs.gov # # For more information, visit the USGS Chesapeake Bay Activities Web Page at: # http://chesapeake.usgs.gov/chesbay/ . # # Field descriptions: # # Column Description Type Length # agency agency code char 10 # staid station name char 15 # huc hydrologic unit code char 8 # lat latitude (DMS) char 6 # long longitude (DMS) char 7 # sname station name char 48 # lat_dd latitude, in decimal degrees num 9 # long_dd longitude, in decimal degrees num 9 # state state abbreviation char 2 # county county name char 20 # fips FIPS code char 5 # agency staid huc lat long sname lat_dd long_dd state county fips 10S 15S 8S 6S 7S 48S 9N 9N 2S 20S 5S USGS 01595200 02070002 391610 0791545 STONY RIVER NEAR MOUNT STORM,WV 39.269444 -79.2625 WV GRANT 54023 USGS 01595300 02070002 392200 0791045 ABRAM CREEK AT OAKMONT, WV 39.366665 -79.17917 WV MINERAL 54057 USGS 01595800 02070002 392644 0790639 NB POTOMAC R AT BARNUM, WV 39.445553 -79.11083 WV MINERAL 54057 USGS 01603000 02070002 393718 0784624 NB POTOMAC R NR CUMBERLAND, MD 39.62167 -78.77333 WV MINERAL 54057 USGS 01604500 02070002 392635 0784920 PATTERSON CREEK NEAR HEADSVILLE, WV 39.443054 -78.82222 WV MINERAL 54057 USGS 01606500 02070001 385928 0791034 SO. BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NR PETERSBURG, WV 38.991108 -79.17611 WV GRANT 54023 USGS 01607500 02070001 383753 0791438 SO FK SO BR POTOMAC R AT BRANDYWINE, WV 38.63139 -79.24389 WV PENDLETON 54071 USGS 01608000 02070001 390044 0785723 SO FK SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC R NR MOOREFIELD, WV 39.012222 -78.95639 WV HARDY 54031 USGS 01608500 02070001 392649 0783916 SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD, WV 39.446941 -78.65444 WV HAMPSHIRE 54027 USGS 01609800 02070003 392955 0782920 LITTLE CACAPON RIVER NEAR LEVELS, WV 39.498611 -78.48889 WV HAMPSHIRE 54027 USGS 01610200 02070003 390318 0784331 LOST RIVER AT MCCAULEY NEAR BAKER, WV 39.055 -78.72528 WV HARDY 54031 USGS 01611500 02070003 393443 0781834 CACAPON RIVER NEAR GREAT CACAPON, WV 39.578609 -78.30945 WV MORGAN 54065 USGS 01616500 02070004 392525 0775620 OPEQUON CREEK NEAR MARTINSBURG, WV 39.423611 -77.93889 WV BERKELEY 54003 USGS 01618000 02070004 392604 0774807 POTOMAC R AT SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV 39.434444 -77.80194 WV JEFFERSON 54037 USGS 01636500 02070007 391655 0774722 SHENANDOAH R AT MILLVILLE, WV 39.281944 -77.78944 WV JEFFERSON 54037 MDE DPQ0000 02070002 392502 0790749 ACCESS FROM KITZMILLER ON W.VA.RT. 42 AN 39.417225 -79.13028 WV MINERAL 54057 MDE EKL0000 02070002 392557 0790734 ELKLICK RUN JUST ABOVE ITS MOUTH 39.432499 -79.12611 WV MINERAL 54057 MDE HWL0000 02070002 392503 0790745 HOWELL RUN 39.417503 -79.12917 WV MINERAL 54057 MDE NBP0023 02070002 393214 0783645 NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC TOLL BR. AT OLDTOWN 39.53722 -78.6125 WV HAMPSHIRE 54027 MDE NBP0103 02070002 393227 0784403 WEST OF MOORES HOLLOW RD. AND ROUTE 51 39.540833 -78.73417 WV MINERAL 54057 MDE NBP0196 02070002 393717 0784626 NORTH BRANCH AT WILEY FORD BRIDGE 39.621387 -78.77389 WV MINERAL 54057 MDE NBP0461 02070002 392636 0790139 NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC AT BRIDGE ON RT.220 39.443333 -79.0275 WV MINERAL 54057 MDE NBP0514 02070002 392859 0790248 NORTH BRANCH AT PIEDMONT WESTERNPORT BRI 39.483055 -79.04667 WV MINERAL 54057 MDE NBP0597 02070002 392645 0790639 USGS GAGE AT BRIDGE AT BARNUM 39.445835 -79.11083 WV MINERAL 54057 MDE NWC0000 02070002 392619 0785759 JUST ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH NORTH BR 39.438614 -78.96639 WV MINERAL 54057 MDE POT1830 02070004 392606 0774804 POTOMAC RIVER AT GAG. STA. BE. BR. ON RT. 34 39.435001 -77.80111 WV JEFFERSON 54037 MDE SOU0004 02070001 393129 0783519 0.4 MILES FROM MOUTH OFF STICKLEY RD. 39.524719 -78.58861 WV HAMPSHIRE 54027 MDE TFR0000 02070002 392432 0790940 ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH N.BR. 39.40889 -79.16111 WV MINERAL 54057