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North Wilderness Run (11NPSWRD_WQX-FRSP_NPS_WI01) 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 "North Wilderness Run" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FRSP_NPS_WI01. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02080103.

This site is located in Orange County County, Virginia at 38.3102778000 degrees latitude and -77.7509296000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 290 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-FRSP_NPS_WI01" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Nutrient 1993 - 2007
Physical 1993 - 2007
*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-FRSP_NPS_WI01
MonitoringLocationName North Wilderness Run
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The sampling area on Wilderness Run is located near the picnic area off HillEwell Drive in Wilderness Battlefield Park. The creek originates outside of the park boundaries in a forested area and once inside the park, winds northeast past agricultural lands before it joins with South Wilderness Run and exits the park at Plank Road. This sampling area contains a mixture of pools, runs and riffles.
HUCEightDigitCode 02080103
LatitudeMeasure 38.3102778000
LongitudeMeasure -77.7509296000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 290
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 137
ProviderName STORET