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Prairie Hollow Creek (a.k.a. Prairie Hollow Gorge) (11NPSWRD_WQX-OZAR_TR_PRHLCR) 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 "Prairie Hollow Creek (a.k.a. Prairie Hollow Gorge)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-OZAR_TR_PRHLCR. 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 37.1819444400 degrees latitude and -91.2654444400 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 585 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_PRHLCR" 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*
Microbiological 2009 - 2018
Nutrient 2009 - 2018
Physical 2009 - 2018
*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_PRHLCR
MonitoringLocationName Prairie Hollow Creek (a.k.a. Prairie Hollow Gorge)
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Large tributary of the middle Current River. Large, steep gorge with creek flow through it. Large granite boulders in creek. Creek with a series of pools and riffles. Sample was taken 50-100 m downstream of where trail enters the gorge in a small riffle between pools.
HUCEightDigitCode 11010008
LatitudeMeasure 37.1819444400
LongitudeMeasure -91.2654444400
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 585
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 29
CountyCode 203
ProviderName STORET