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Rabbit Creek Spring (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0157) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream perennial site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Rabbit Creek Spring" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0157. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010204.

This site is located in Blount County County, Tennessee at 35.5431811700 degrees latitude and -83.8912120400 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 2683 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-GRSM_F_0157" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1993 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1993 - 1996
Nutrient 1993 - 1996
Physical 1993 - 1996
*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-GRSM_F_0157
MonitoringLocationName Rabbit Creek Spring
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream Perennial
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Stream Order: 1 UTMX=238132; UTMY=3936970 Survey Period: 1993-1996 Other: From original park report: Route 17 - Twentymile Creek, Upper Panther Creek and Parsons Branch Road. Site 157 {Old Site 92) - Rabbit Creek at Parsons Branch Road at 2620 ft. - use altimeter to locate but this is a short walk downhill from the Gregory Bald Trailhead - this is usually the spring for Rabbit Creek so you will likely need a turkey baster.
HUCEightDigitCode 06010204
LatitudeMeasure 35.5431811700
LongitudeMeasure -83.8912120400
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2683
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 47
CountyCode 009
ProviderName STORET