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Paint Rock Creek (11NPSWRD_WQX-OZAR_TR_PAINT) 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 "Paint Rock Creek" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-OZAR_TR_PAINT. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11010008.

This site is located in Shannon County County, Missouri at 37.1299483300 degrees latitude and -91.0677147200 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential" and the accuracy is 0.1 Sec. This site is at an elevation of 520 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-OZAR_TR_PAINT" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Microbiological 2011 - 2012
Nutrient 2011 - 2011
Physical 2011 - 2014
*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-OZAR_TR_PAINT
MonitoringLocationName Paint Rock Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Site located 95 m (310 ft) upstream of mouth just upstream of riffle. Site located between two 12'' DBH river birch on left descending bank (LDB ) which is an eroding black silt bank approx. 7 ft in height. The right descending bank is a gravel and silt bar. Substrate is sand and silt. There is a 10 ft tall eroding bank on LDB bend 40 m (130 ft) upstream of site. Note: 50-70 m upstream of site there was no surface flow, with water going into gravel. UTM N 4111037.733 E 671643.276
HUCEightDigitCode 11010008
LatitudeMeasure 37.1299483300
LongitudeMeasure -91.0677147200
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Sec
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 520
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 29
CountyCode 203
ProviderName STORET