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NCJA534R (11NPSWRD_WQX-BLRI_NURE_0515) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This spring site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "NCJA534R" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BLRI_NURE_0515. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010203.

This site is located in Jackson County County, North Carolina at 35.2273000000 degrees latitude and -83.0075000000 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-BLRI_NURE_0515" 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 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1977
Physical 1977 - 1977
Radiochemical 1977 - 1977
*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_NURE_0515
MonitoringLocationName NCJA534R
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The station is located on the BIG RIDGE, NC 1:24000 scale series topographic quadrangle. The site, described as a spring, was retrieved from the online USGS OpenFile Report 97492, 'National Geochemical Database, Reformatted Data from the National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) Program' Version 1.4 (2006). The 'SRLID' (Savannah River Laboratory Site Identification Number) field entry was used to create the Station Name.
HUCEightDigitCode 06010203
LatitudeMeasure 35.2273000000
LongitudeMeasure -83.0075000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 099
ProviderName STORET