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Falling Creek at CR 87 (Wire Bridge Rd) (21GAEPD_WQX-RV_03_16786) 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 Georgia DNR Environmental Protection Division (identifier 21GAEPD_WQX), has the name "Falling Creek at CR 87 (Wire Bridge Rd)" and has the identifier 21GAEPD_WQX-RV_03_16786. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03070101.

This site is located in Oglethorpe County County, Georgia at 33.7810000000 degrees latitude and -83.2557000000 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 "21GAEPD_WQX-RV_03_16786" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2017 - 2017
Biological, Counts 2017 - 2017
Biological, Habitat, Algae, Phytoplankton 2017 - 2017
Biological, Habitat, Plants 2017 - 2017
Information 2017 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2017 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2017 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2017 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2017 - 2017
Not Assigned 2017 - 2017
Nutrient 2017 - 2017
Organics, Other 2017 - 2017
Physical 2017 - 2017
Physical, Habitat 2017 - 2017
Sediment 2017 - 2017
*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 21GAEPD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Georgia DNR Environmental Protection Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21GAEPD_WQX-RV_03_16786
MonitoringLocationName Falling Creek at CR 87 (Wire Bridge Rd)
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03070101
LatitudeMeasure 33.7810000000
LongitudeMeasure -83.2557000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 13
CountyCode 221
ProviderName STORET