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Lowmans Ferry Rd (Rt. 672) Br. - Claytor (21VASWCB-9-NEW098.26) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This reservoir site, maintained by the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (identifier 21VASWCB), has the name "Lowmans Ferry Rd (Rt. 672) Br. - Claytor" and has the identifier 21VASWCB-9-NEW098.26. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05050001.

This site is located in Pulaski County County, Virginia at 37.0026000000 degrees latitude and -80.6831000000 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 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 "21VASWCB-9-NEW098.26" 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, Cyanobacteria 2025 - 2025
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2025 - 2025
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2025 - 2025
Information 2025 - 2025
Microbiological 2025 - 2025
Nutrient 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-9-NEW098.26
MonitoringLocationName Lowmans Ferry Rd (Rt. 672) Br. - Claytor
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Station created on 2/18/25 to align with the Regional Lake sampling location. Prior to 2025, WQM Station ID 9-NEW098.32 was utilized on sampling runs for lake sampling (boat) and Trend samples (grab samples) collected at Shop EEZ Boat Ramp off of Rt. 672. 9-NEW098.32 is permanently associated with coordinates and sampling from Shop EEZ Boat Ramp.
HUCEightDigitCode 05050001
LatitudeMeasure 37.0026000000
LongitudeMeasure -80.6831000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 100
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 155
ProviderName STORET