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Big Sandy Creek 20m Upstream of FM 1276 Bridge (11NPSWRD_WQX-BITH_BSVC) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Big Sandy Creek 20m Upstream of FM 1276 Bridge" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BITH_BSVC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12020006.

This site is located in Polk County County, Texas at 30.5765000000 degrees latitude and -94.6306944440 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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-BITH_BSVC" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1976 - 1981
Biological, Counts 1980 - 1981
Information 2007 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2012 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1976 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1976 - 1981
Microbiological 1977 - 2024
Nutrient 1976 - 2024
Organics, Other 2009 - 2024
Physical 1976 - 2024
*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-BITH_BSVC
MonitoringLocationName Big Sandy Creek 20m Upstream of FM 1276 Bridge
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This stream, which changes its name to Village Creek downstream of this point, is sampled at its crossing under the FM 1276 bridge, at the downstream end of the Big Sandy Creek Unit. This site represents a headwater site within the Village Creek watershed. Two additional sites will be sampled, at approximate mid and end-points of Village Creek. Upstream of the Big Sandy Creek is the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation (location of a TCEQ Clean Rivers sampling site).
HUCEightDigitCode 12020006
LatitudeMeasure 30.5765000000
LongitudeMeasure -94.6306944440
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 373
ProviderName STORET