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near Witten Mill off route 651 (21VASWCB-6BNCL002.80) 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 VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (identifier 21VASWCB), has the name "near Witten Mill off route 651" and has the identifier 21VASWCB-6BNCL002.80. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010205.

This site is located in Tazewell County County, Virginia at 37.1683000000 degrees latitude and -81.4804000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Map" and the accuracy is 100 ft. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 100 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-6BNCL002.80" 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, Cyanobacteria 2025 - 2025
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2025 - 2025
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2025 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2025 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2025 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2025 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2025 - 2025
Microbiological 2025 - 2025
Nutrient 2025 - 2025
Organics, Other 2025 - 2025
Physical 2025 - 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 21VASWCB
OrganizationFormalName VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21VASWCB-6BNCL002.80
MonitoringLocationName near Witten Mill off route 651
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText 2025 probmon site located on Will Adams and his mother Mary Adam's property. Will Adams granted permission his phone number is 276 988 3142. Call prior to sampling to notify him and get gate unlocked.
HUCEightDigitCode 06010205
LatitudeMeasure 37.1683000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.4804000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 100
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 100
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 185
ProviderName STORET