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107-00593 (21VASWCB-107-00593) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This spring site, maintained by the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (identifier 21VASWCB), has the name "107-00593" and has the identifier 21VASWCB-107-00593. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070005.

This site is located in Augusta County County, Virginia at 38.3447000000 degrees latitude and -79.0829000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Map" and the accuracy is 0 None. The source map scale is 1:0. This site is at an elevation of 1309.169 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 "21VASWCB-107-00593" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 2025 - 2025
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 21VASWCB
OrganizationFormalName VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21VASWCB-107-00593
MonitoringLocationName 107-00593
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BLUE KARST WATER. DEEP SPRING POOL. ALSO KNOWN AS BLUE SAPPHIRE SPRING COLLINS ET AL. 1930: 504, DGIF:195
HUCEightDigitCode 02070005
LatitudeMeasure 38.3447000000
LongitudeMeasure -79.0829000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode None
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1309.169
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 015
ProviderName STORET