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BLACKWATER CREEK, MORGAN (NKUWATER-L51) 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 Northern Kentucky University (identifier NKUWATER), has the name "BLACKWATER CREEK, MORGAN" and has the identifier NKUWATER-L51. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05100101.

This site is located in Morgan County County, Kentucky at 37.9252400 degrees latitude and -83.4157900 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. 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 "NKUWATER-L51" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 1999
Microbiological 1998 - 1999
Nutrient 1999 - 1999
Organics, Other 1999 - 1999
Organics, Pesticide 1998 - 1999
Physical 1998 - 1999
*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 NKUWATER
OrganizationFormalName Northern Kentucky University
MonitoringLocationIdentifier NKUWATER-L51
MonitoringLocationName BLACKWATER CREEK, MORGAN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText KY 1950 BRIDGE
HUCEightDigitCode 05100101
LatitudeMeasure 37.9252400
LongitudeMeasure -83.4157900
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 21
CountyCode 175
ProviderName STORET