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Eagle Creek at Campsite 89 (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0301) 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 "Eagle Creek at Campsite 89" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0301. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010202.

This site is located in Swain County County, North Carolina at 35.4969814700 degrees latitude and -83.7637302200 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1869.3 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_0301" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1994 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 1996
Nutrient 1994 - 1996
Physical 1994 - 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_0301
MonitoringLocationName Eagle Creek at Campsite 89
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream Perennial
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Stream Order: 4 UTMX=249296; UTMY=3931500 Survey Period: 1994-1996 Other: From original park report: Route 19 - Eagle Creek. Site 301 (Old Site 112A) - Eagle Creek below Ekaneetlee Creek confluence at 1890 ft.
HUCEightDigitCode 06010202
LatitudeMeasure 35.4969814700
LongitudeMeasure -83.7637302200
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1869.3
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 173
ProviderName STORET