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Rock Castle Creek (11NPSWRD_WQX-BLRI_05) 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 "Rock Castle Creek" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BLRI_05. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03010103.

This site is located in Patrick County County, Virginia at 36.8073381600 degrees latitude and -80.3299838900 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-BLRI_05" 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 2022 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2022 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2022 - 2024
Microbiological 2022 - 2024
Not Assigned 2022 - 2024
Nutrient 2022 - 2024
Physical 2022 - 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-BLRI_05
MonitoringLocationName Rock Castle Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Relatively pristine watershed; almost all within BLRI boundary; imminent threats to watershed from gypsy moth and HWA; wetland at the bottom with Fed-listed bog turtles; VADGIF may be doing some sampling here.
HUCEightDigitCode 03010103
LatitudeMeasure 36.8073381600
LongitudeMeasure -80.3299838900
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 141
ProviderName STORET