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Johnnie's Creek (11NPSWRD_WQX-LIRI_JCJC) 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 "Johnnie's Creek" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LIRI_JCJC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03150105.

This site is located in Cherokee County County, Alabama at 34.2974000000 degrees latitude and -85.7023500000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal 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-LIRI_JCJC" 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, Non-metals 2006 - 2008
Microbiological 2006 - 2015
Nutrient 2006 - 2015
Organics, Other 2006 - 2015
Physical 2006 - 2015
*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-LIRI_JCJC
MonitoringLocationName Johnnie's Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Johnnie's Creek is a major tributary located about one kilometer above the Canyon Mouth Park sample site. It flows from the west and drains a rather large watershed that contains numerous farms and continually increasing residential development. Samples are taken from below the County Road 275 bridge just above the falls. Here the creek is somewhat narrow with a substrate of broken bedrock (and beer bottles). This watershed contains numerous farms including bovine and equine, sheep, llamas, emus, chickens and pigs. High bacterial counts and nutrients are usually a problem here. In addition to agricultural use, silviculture practices and expanding residential developments also threaten water quality. Direct impact on-site is the abuse of patrons. Although privately owned, this particular site is used for recreation. No restrooms or trashcans exist therefore the area is highly littered and the stench of fecal matter is usually present. No means of control have been imposed and continued use and neglect will only further the degradation of the site. Access is easy and safe (with the exception of trash and menacing trespassers) in all conditions.
HUCEightDigitCode 03150105
LatitudeMeasure 34.2974000000
LongitudeMeasure -85.7023500000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 01
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET