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Thunderhead Prong at Trail Crossing (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0190) 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 "Thunderhead Prong at Trail Crossing" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0190. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010201.

This site is located in Blount County County, Tennessee at 35.6085315800 degrees latitude and -83.6718366900 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 2138.5 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_0190" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1994 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2011
Nutrient 1994 - 2011
Physical 1994 - 2011
*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_0190
MonitoringLocationName Thunderhead Prong at Trail Crossing
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream Perennial
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Stream System: Middle Little Stream Order: 3 UTMX=257963; UTMY=3943598 Other: From original park report: Route 15 - Middle Prong Little River. Site 190 (Old Site 82.3A) - Thunderhead Prong (a fairly large stream flowing in from the right as you look upslope) at trail crossing at 2110 ft. - there used to be an old railroad bridge there that has since been removed.
HUCEightDigitCode 06010201
LatitudeMeasure 35.6085315800
LongitudeMeasure -83.6718366900
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2138.5
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 47
CountyCode 009
ProviderName STORET