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S FORK NOLIN RIVER-NEAR ABRAHAM LINCOLN BP NHS (11NPSWRD_WQX-ABLI_NPS_SFNR) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "S FORK NOLIN RIVER-NEAR ABRAHAM LINCOLN BP NHS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ABLI_NPS_SFNR. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05110001.

This site is located in Larue County County, Kentucky at 37.5246111000 degrees latitude and -85.7446111000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-ABLI_NPS_SFNR" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 1994 - 1994
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ABLI_NPS_SFNR
MonitoringLocationName S FORK NOLIN RIVER-NEAR ABRAHAM LINCOLN BP NHS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE HODGENVILLE KENTUCKY 7.5 MINUTE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE NOLIN RIVER LOCATED OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (ABLI). WATER FROM SINKING SPRING FLOWS AS GROUND WATER ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE NOLIN RIVER AND EMERGES FROM AT LEAST TWO FRACTURE OPENINGS ALONG THE RIVER. ONE OPENING WAS DRY IN 1994. THE DATA WERE COLLECTED; AND THE SITE DESCRIPTION WAS PROVIDED BY WILLIAM WERRELL OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION. DATA WERE COLLECTED WITHIN 4 KM OF TALLEY SPRING FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT ABLI; 2995 LINCOLN FARM RD.; HODGENVILLE KY 42748; TEL. 5023583137. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY SHAWNDRA MAWHORTER; NPS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DR. SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525; TEL. 9702253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 05110001
LatitudeMeasure 37.5246111000
LongitudeMeasure -85.7446111000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 21
CountyCode 123
ProviderName STORET