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Porters Creek about 1.2 miles south of Campsite 31, just above 4,000 ft. (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0371) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Porters Creek about 1.2 miles south of Campsite 31, just above 4,000 ft." and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0371. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010107.

This site is located in Sevier County County, Tennessee at 35.6470373500 degrees latitude and -83.3698335500 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 4032.9 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_0371" 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 2015 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2015 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2015 - 2023
Not Assigned 2015 - 2023
Nutrient 2015 - 2023
Physical 2015 - 2023
*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_0371
MonitoringLocationName Porters Creek about 1.2 miles south of Campsite 31, just above 4,000 ft.
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Porters Creek off trail up manway at elevation 4,023 feet. UTMX=285445; UTMY=3947387 Cosby District *AQ_MPLP_4*
HUCEightDigitCode 06010107
LatitudeMeasure 35.6470373500
LongitudeMeasure -83.3698335500
SourceMapScaleNumeric 2400
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4032.9
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 47
CountyCode 155
ProviderName STORET