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TALLAHALA CREEK (21MSWQ_WQX-02474500) 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 MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (identifier 21MSWQ_WQX), has the name "TALLAHALA CREEK" and has the identifier 21MSWQ_WQX-02474500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03170005.

This site is located in Perry County County, Mississippi at 31.3328888900 degrees latitude and -89.1125000000 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 "21MSWQ_WQX-02474500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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 2015 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2008 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2008 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2008 - 2025
Nutrient 2008 - 2025
Organics, Other 2008 - 2025
Physical 2008 - 2025
*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 21MSWQ_WQX
OrganizationFormalName MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21MSWQ_WQX-02474500
MonitoringLocationName TALLAHALA CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText NEAR RUNNELSTOWN AT THOMAS CREEK RD 3 MILES SOUTH OF RUNNELSTOWN
HUCEightDigitCode 03170005
LatitudeMeasure 31.3328888900
LongitudeMeasure -89.1125000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 28
CountyCode 111
ProviderName STORET