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East Chickamauga Crk at Lower Gordon Springs Rd nr Dalton, GA (21GAEPD_WQX-RV_15_4961) 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 Chickamauga Crk at Lower Gordon Springs Rd nr Dalton, GA" and has the identifier 21GAEPD_WQX-RV_15_4961. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06020001.

This site is located in Whitfield County County, Georgia at 34.7469000000 degrees latitude and -85.1235000000 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_15_4961" 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 2010 - 2017
Biological, Counts 2010 - 2017
Biological, Habitat, Plants 2010 - 2017
Information 2001 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2010 - 2019
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2001 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2010 - 2025
Microbiological 2010 - 2025
Not Assigned 2010 - 2017
Nutrient 2001 - 2025
Organics, Other 2010 - 2025
Organics, PCBs 2010 - 2014
Organics, Pesticide 2010 - 2025
Physical 2001 - 2025
Physical, Habitat 2001 - 2023
Radiochemical 2010 - 2025
Sediment 2001 - 2023
*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_15_4961
MonitoringLocationName East Chickamauga Crk at Lower Gordon Springs Rd nr Dalton, GA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 06020001
LatitudeMeasure 34.7469000000
LongitudeMeasure -85.1235000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 13
CountyCode 313
ProviderName STORET