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Long Branch of Island Creek (11NPSWRD_WQX-COWP_LBIC) 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 "Long Branch of Island Creek" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-COWP_LBIC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050105.

This site is located in Cherokee County County, South Carolina at 35.1195451400 degrees latitude and -81.8045666000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 270 m No vertical 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-COWP_LBIC" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2002 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2002 - 2005
Microbiological 2002 - 2023
Nutrient 2002 - 2005
Organics, Other 2003 - 2023
Organics, Pesticide 2003 - 2005
Physical 2002 - 2023
*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-COWP_LBIC
MonitoringLocationName Long Branch of Island Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Located at the southern edge of the park this site is the largest watershed in the park. It is labeled as "Site 5" in the 2001 study. This creek and its tributaries drain the nature trail and Picnic Grounds areas. Flow was approximately 7 l/sec during visit. Access is gained from State Route 36 (Bonner Road) and is easy and safe in all conditions.
HUCEightDigitCode 03050105
LatitudeMeasure 35.1195451400
LongitudeMeasure -81.8045666000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 270
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName OTHER
CountryCode US
StateCode 45
CountyCode 021
ProviderName STORET