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Double Springs Gap Shelter (TN side) (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0220) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This spring site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Double Springs Gap Shelter (TN side)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0220. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010201.

This site is located in Sevier County County, Tennessee at 35.5659318700 degrees latitude and -83.5427449300 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5469.4 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_0220" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2013 - 2024
Not Assigned 2014 - 2024
Nutrient 1994 - 2024
Physical 1994 - 2024
*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_0220
MonitoringLocationName Double Springs Gap Shelter (TN side)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Stream System: Springs Stream Order: 1 UTMX=269544; UTMY=3938500 Other: From original park report: Route 21 - Hazel Creek. Site 220 (Old Site 119F) - Unnamed tributary to Goshen Prong (Little River) on the Tennessee side of the Appalachian Trail at the springs for Double Springs Gap Shelter - this site is at 5500 ft. Additional: Co-located with AQ_EPLR_5. Double Springs Gap shelter on TN side of ridge.
HUCEightDigitCode 06010201
LatitudeMeasure 35.5659318700
LongitudeMeasure -83.5427449300
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5469.4
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 47
CountyCode 155
ProviderName STORET