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Couches Creek (Oconaluftee River) (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0265) 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 "Couches Creek (Oconaluftee River)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0265. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010203.

This site is located in Swain County County, North Carolina at 35.5367383900 degrees latitude and -83.3031788100 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 2123.1 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_0265" 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 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

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0265
MonitoringLocationName Couches Creek (Oconaluftee River)
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream Perennial
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Stream Order: 5 UTMX=291142; UTMY=3934750 Survey Period: 1993-1996 Other: From original park report: Route 27 - Beech Flats and Oconaluftee River. Site 265 (Old Site 141) - Couches Creek above Oconaluftee River confluence - this site Is above a small stone bridge over the stream.
HUCEightDigitCode 06010203
LatitudeMeasure 35.5367383900
LongitudeMeasure -83.3031788100
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2123.1
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 173
ProviderName STORET