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Lake Allatoona (NARS_WQX-NLA06608-0591) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the EPA National Aquatic Resources Survey (NARS) (identifier NARS_WQX), has the name "Lake Allatoona" and has the identifier NARS_WQX-NLA06608-0591. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03150104.

This site is located in Cherokee County County, Georgia at 34.1376115603 degrees latitude and -84.6432365398 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 256.03 m 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 "NARS_WQX-NLA06608-0591" 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, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2007 - 2007
Information 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 NARS_WQX
OrganizationFormalName EPA National Aquatic Resources Survey (NARS)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier NARS_WQX-NLA06608-0591
MonitoringLocationName Lake Allatoona
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText VISIT_NO="1";DATE_COL="2007-08-21";WSA_ECO3="EHIGH";WSA_ECO9="SAP";REACHCODE="03150104002560";COM_ID="6495140";STATUS_VER="Target_Sampled";NHDNAME="Allatoona Lake";SAMPLED="YES";LAKE_SAMP="Target_Sampled";SITE_TYPE="PROB_Lake";TNT="Target";ALBERS_X="1037034.9708";ALBERS_Y="-314390.92886";FLD_LON_DD="-84.63835";FLD_LAT_DD="34.13802";FLD_SRC="Index_site";EPA_REG="Region_4";AREA_CAT7=">100";NESLAKE="NESLake";NESLAKE_ID="1301"
HUCEightDigitCode 03150104
LatitudeMeasure 34.1376115603
LongitudeMeasure -84.6432365398
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 256.03
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 13
CountyCode 057
ProviderName STORET