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RED RIVER - Big Branch canoe access (21KY-DOW04043028) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This spring site, maintained by the Kentucky Division of Water (identifier 21KY), has the name "RED RIVER - Big Branch canoe access" and has the identifier 21KY-DOW04043028. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05100204.

This site is located in Wolfe County County, Kentucky at 37.8022300 degrees latitude and -83.4840300 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 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 "21KY-DOW04043028" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2007 - 2007
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2007 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2007 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2007 - 2007
Nutrient 2007 - 2007
Physical 2007 - 2007
*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 21KY
OrganizationFormalName Kentucky Division of Water
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21KY-DOW04043028
MonitoringLocationName RED RIVER - Big Branch canoe access
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText site accessed from Big Branch canoe access on north side of Red River, 1 mile east of KY 746 via KY3357 (Sandfield/Gosneyville Road)¶
HUCEightDigitCode 05100204
LatitudeMeasure 37.8022300
LongitudeMeasure -83.4840300
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 21
CountyCode 237
ProviderName STORET