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MINE SPOIL AREA EAST OF BLUE HERON (11NPSWRD_WQX-BISO_PP_35B-BHN) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This mine/mine discharge site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "MINE SPOIL AREA EAST OF BLUE HERON" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BISO_PP_35B-BHN. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05130104.

This site is located in Mccreary County County, Kentucky at 36.6734722000 degrees latitude and -84.5365556000 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-BISO_PP_35B-BHN" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1996 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1996 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1996 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1996 - 1997
Organics, Other 1996 - 1997
Physical 1996 - 1997
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BISO_PP_35B-BHN
MonitoringLocationName MINE SPOIL AREA EAST OF BLUE HERON
MonitoringLocationTypeName Mine/Mine Discharge
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText MINE SPOIL SEAPAGE AREA EAST OF THE BLUE HERON PARKING LOT. SAMPLE COLLECTED AS ALTERNATIVE TO BISO_35BH3 DUE TO LOW FLOWS. SAMPLE COLLECTED ABOUT 500 FEET NORTH OF BISO_35BH2 ON THE NORTH SHORE OF THE BIG SOUTH FORK RIVER. COLLECTED BY SS PAPADOPULOS & ASSOCIATES MARYLAND (301 718 8900) AS PART OF INITIAL INVESTIGATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE IMPACTS TO THE RIVER (19951997). STATION IS LOCATED ON THE BARTHELL 7.5' USGS QUADRANGLE.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/NTRTMT/OUTFL/NONAMB/ABANDN/PIPE/MINE
HUCEightDigitCode 05130104
LatitudeMeasure 36.6734722000
LongitudeMeasure -84.5365556000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 21
CountyCode 147
ProviderName STORET