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Little Cataloochee (Use 148 instead) (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0339) 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 "Little Cataloochee (Use 148 instead)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0339. 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 35.6690172100 degrees latitude and -83.0727086900 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 2474.2 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_0339" 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 1996 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1996 - 1996
Nutrient 1996 - 1996
Physical 1996 - 1996
*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_0339
MonitoringLocationName Little Cataloochee (Use 148 instead)
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream Perennial
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Stream Order: 4 UTMX=312374; UTMY=3949020 Survey Period: 1996-1996 Other: From original park report: Route 34 - Lost Bottom Creek, Cataloochee Creek. Site 127 (Old Site 162) - Pretty Hollow Creek above Palmer Creek at the log bridge. Site 92 (Old Site 157) - Little Cataloochee Creek above Cataloochee Creek confluence - this site is just past the next vehicle grade bridge after site 100. Hand-written makes reference to this as site 92 or 339?
HUCEightDigitCode 06010106
LatitudeMeasure 35.6690172100
LongitudeMeasure -83.0727086900
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2474.2
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 087
ProviderName STORET