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GAP CREEK - 0.25 MILES SOUTH OF TIPRELL (11NPSWRD_WQX-CUGA_CMRC_GC10) 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 "GAP CREEK - 0.25 MILES SOUTH OF TIPRELL" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CUGA_CMRC_GC10. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010206.

This site is located in Claiborne County County, Tennessee at 36.5761389000 degrees latitude and -83.6809167000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1250 ft 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-CUGA_CMRC_GC10" 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*
Microbiological 1989 - 1990
Population/Community 1989 - 1990
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CUGA_CMRC_GC10
MonitoringLocationName GAP CREEK - 0.25 MILES SOUTH OF TIPRELL
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE MIDDLESBORO SOUTH; KYTENNVA 1:24000 SERIES USGS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED ON GAP CREEK APPROXIMATELY 0.25 MILE SOUTH OF TIPRELL AND 300 FEET SOUTH OF THE FIRST UNNAMED BRANCH OF GAP CREEK DIRECTLY SOUTH OF TIPRELL. THIS STATION IS ONE OF TWELVE SAMPLED AS PART OF CUMBERLAND GAP (CUGA) NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK'S WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM. RESULTS ARE REPORTED IN "COLIFORMS OF DAVIS BRANCH; GAP CREEK; STATION CREEK; SUGAR RUN AND LITTLE YELLOW CREEK"; 10/12/91; BY JOHN COPELAND; RONALD CALDWELL AND GARY CORNELIUS. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT JIMMY JOHNSONRESOURCE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST AT CUGA NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK; P.O. BOX 1848 MIDDLESBORO; KY 409651848. PH (606) 2487850 DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY MARY BETH TALTY OF NPSWRD FORT COLLINS CO 80525. PH (970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 06010206
LatitudeMeasure 36.5761389000
LongitudeMeasure -83.6809167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1250
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 47
CountyCode 025
ProviderName STORET