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Bear Branch at Campsite 42 (Cataloochee) (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0290) 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 "Bear Branch at Campsite 42 (Cataloochee)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0290. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010106.

This site is located in Haywood County County, North Carolina at 35.6070215800 degrees latitude and -83.1799880000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5436.4 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_0290" 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 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2003
Nutrient 1994 - 2003
Physical 1994 - 2003
*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_0290
MonitoringLocationName Bear Branch at Campsite 42 (Cataloochee)
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream Perennial
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Stream System: Springs Stream Order: 1 UTMX=302388; UTMY=3942220 Other: From original park report: Site 290 (Old Site 153C) - Bear Branch (Cataloochee Creek) at campsite 42 at about 5500 ft. - once you reach the campsite go left from the Trail down a small path about 40 m to the spring - in winter you may see surface flow that appears to be a stream in the campsite area, but this is not the true site.
HUCEightDigitCode 06010106
LatitudeMeasure 35.6070215800
LongitudeMeasure -83.1799880000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5436.4
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 087
ProviderName STORET