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Midpoint - Side (West) Lake @ Carl Sandburg NHS (11NPSWRD_WQX-CARL_SWIGERT_W) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This reservoir site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Midpoint - Side (West) Lake @ Carl Sandburg NHS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CARL_SWIGERT_W. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010105.

This site is located in Henderson County County, North Carolina at 35.2736389000 degrees latitude and -82.4487778000 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-CARL_SWIGERT_W" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1977 - 1978
Information 1977 - 1978
Nutrient 1977 - 1978
Physical 1977 - 1978
*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-CARL_SWIGERT_W
MonitoringLocationName Midpoint - Side (West) Lake @ Carl Sandburg NHS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The station is located on the Hendersonville NC Henderson County 7.5 minute (topographic) quadrangle. The sampling location is within the boundary of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in Side Lake. Sampling was conducted at this location by James P. Swigert in 1977 and 1978 in fulfillment of his thesis; "A Biological and PhysicalChemical Characterization of Two Ponds Each Accommodating Either Agricultural or Urban Runoff" in 1979 from Tennessee Technological University. The purpose of the effort was to characterize the physicalchemical status of the two impoundments (Front (East) and Side (West)); analyze bottom sediments; quantify nutrient loads; evaluate phytoplankton communities; and appraise benthic macroinvertebrates. The study was conducted to be able to compare pre and postdredge aquatic environments. For more information on Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site; contact Warren Weber; Chief of Resources; 1928 Little River Road; Flat Rock NC 287319766. Data uploaded to STORET by Dean Tucker; NPS Water Res. Div.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /RESERV/TYPA/AMBNT
HUCEightDigitCode 06010105
LatitudeMeasure 35.2736389000
LongitudeMeasure -82.4487778000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET