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Panther Creek Above Lowest Tributary (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0168) 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 "Panther Creek Above Lowest Tributary" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0168. 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 35.5558330300 degrees latitude and -83.9773814100 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1034 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_0168" 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 1994 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 1996
Nutrient 1994 - 1996
Physical 1994 - 1996
*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-GRSM_F_0168
MonitoringLocationName Panther Creek Above Lowest Tributary
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream Perennial
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Stream Order: 3 UTMX=229394; UTMY=3938550 Survey Period: 1994-1996 Other: From original park report: Route 18 - Panther Creek - take a radio on this trip - it is a true expedition! Site 168 (Old Site 96) - Panther Creek above lowest tributary at 1090 ft. - use altimeter to locate.
HUCEightDigitCode 06010204
LatitudeMeasure 35.5558330300
LongitudeMeasure -83.9773814100
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1034
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 47
CountyCode 009
ProviderName STORET