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East Branch Barnetts Creek @ Co Rd 159 nr Ochlockonee, GA (21GAEPD_WQX-RV_10_3420) 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 "East Branch Barnetts Creek @ Co Rd 159 nr Ochlockonee, GA" and has the identifier 21GAEPD_WQX-RV_10_3420. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03120002.

This site is located in Thomas County County, Georgia at 30.9469000000 degrees latitude and -84.0717000000 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_10_3420" 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 2012 - 2012
Biological, Counts 2012 - 2013
Biological, Habitat, Plants 2012 - 2012
Information 2012 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2012
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2012
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2003 - 2012
Microbiological 1998 - 2003
Not Assigned 1998 - 2012
Nutrient 1998 - 2012
Organics, Other 1998 - 2012
Physical 1998 - 2013
Physical, Habitat 2012 - 2013
Radiochemical 2012 - 2012
Sediment 2012 - 2013
*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_10_3420
MonitoringLocationName East Branch Barnetts Creek @ Co Rd 159 nr Ochlockonee, GA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03120002
LatitudeMeasure 30.9469000000
LongitudeMeasure -84.0717000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 13
CountyCode 275
ProviderName STORET