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Bunches Creek Above Balsam Mountain Road (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0291) 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 "Bunches Creek Above Balsam Mountain Road" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0291. 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 35.5736064300 degrees latitude and -83.1742176800 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5261.8 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_0291" 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_0291
MonitoringLocationName Bunches Creek Above Balsam Mountain Road
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream Perennial
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Stream System: Bunches Stream Order: 1 UTMX=302974; UTMY=3938635 Other: From original park report: Route 16 - Abrams Creek. Site 291 (Old Site 153B) - station code unassigned Bunches Creek above Balsam Mountain Road crossing at about 5320 ft. - this site can be identified by either listening for the sounds of a stream on the right while driving along the road or noticing the gate to an old access road that heads off to the right - this gate is just beyond the stream by about 30 m.
HUCEightDigitCode 06010203
LatitudeMeasure 35.5736064300
LongitudeMeasure -83.1742176800
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5261.8
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 173
ProviderName STORET