# dc_wqsites.rdb (tab-delimited ASCII file ) # Date created: May 27, 1998 (19980527 14:00:02) # # Water-quality sites in the District of Columbia # # 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 VADEQ 1APIM000.15 02070008 385610 0770710 RT. 120 BRIDGE (UNDER CHAIN BRIDGE), GLEBE RD. 38.936111 -77.11945 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ KNG01 02070010 385325 0765640 KINGMAN LAKE WASH. D.C. 38.890278 -76.94444 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ KNG02 02070010 385351 0765758 KINGMAN LAKE WASH. D.C. 38.897503 -76.96611 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ PTB01 02070010 385313 0770223 POTOMAC TIDAL BASIN AT INDEPENDENCE AVE BRIDGE 38.886944 -77.03972 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ RCR01 02070010 385911 0770350 D. C. LINE, MILE 101-9.1, D. C. 38.986389 -77.06389 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ RCR09 02070010 385542 0770259 ROCK CREEK AT CONN. AVENUE 38.928333 -77.04972 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TBK01 02070010 385504 0770715 BATTERY KIMBLE, D.C. 38.917778 -77.12083 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TCO01 02070010 385340 0770430 C&O CANAL GEORGETOWN, D.C. 38.894444 -77.075 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TCO06 02070010 385539 0770606 C&O CANAL FLETCHER'S BOATHOUSE, D.C. 38.927502 -77.10167 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TDA01 02070010 385543 0770720 DALECARLIA, WASH, D.C. 38.928612 -77.12222 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TDU01 02070010 385300 0765836 FORT DUPONT, D.C. 38.883335 -76.97667 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TFB01 02070010 385539 0770500 FOUNDRY BRANCH PARK, D.C. 38.927502 -77.08334 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TFC01 02070010 385312 0765615 FORT CHAPIN, D.C. 38.886669 -76.9375 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TFD01 02070010 385212 0765730 FORT DAVIS, D.C. 38.870003 -76.95834 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TFS01 02070010 385200 0765830 FORT STANTON, D.C. 38.866665 -76.975 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ THR01 02070010 385430 0765745 HICKEY RUN, D.C. 38.908337 -76.9625 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TNA01 02070010 385436 0765630 NASH N.E., D.C. 38.91 -76.94167 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TOR01 02070010 384954 0770228 OXON RUN, D.C. 38.831669 -77.04112 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TPB01 02070010 385242 0765820 POPE'S BRANCH, D.C. 38.878334 -76.97222 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TTX27 02070010 385206 0765810 TEXAS AVENUE, D.C. 38.868332 -76.96944 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TWB01 02070010 385412 0765645 WATTS BRANCH, D.C. 38.903332 -76.94583 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TWB05 02070010 385338 0765454 WATTS BRANCH,WASH.D.C. 38.893887 -76.915 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001 DCBAWQ TWB06 02070010 385337 0765456 WATTS BRANCH,WASHINGTON,D.C. 38.893612 -76.91556 DC DIST OF COLUMBIA 11001