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BEAVER POND-UP BEARWALLOW (UVAVTSSS_WQX-M023) 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 University of Virginia Environmental Sciences Department (identifier UVAVTSSS_WQX), has the name "BEAVER POND-UP BEARWALLOW" and has the identifier UVAVTSSS_WQX-M023. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02070001.

This site is located in Highland County County, Virginia at 38.5481000000 degrees latitude and -79.6584300000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 3450 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 "UVAVTSSS_WQX-M023" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1991 - 1991
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1991 - 1991
Nutrient 1991 - 1991
Physical 1991 - 1991
*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 UVAVTSSS_WQX
OrganizationFormalName University of Virginia Environmental Sciences Department
MonitoringLocationIdentifier UVAVTSSS_WQX-M023
MonitoringLocationName BEAVER POND-UP BEARWALLOW
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText R.WEBB SPECIAL SAMPLE SAMPLE FROM BEAVER POND AT 1480 FR. IN UPPER BEARWALLOW RUN OF LAUREL FK IN HIGHLAND COUNTY; PHOTO, NO TROUT SEE B, CAUGHT ROSYSIDED DACE + "CHUB"; COLLECTED SP04-N ALSO
HUCEightDigitCode 02070001
LatitudeMeasure 38.5481000000
LongitudeMeasure -79.6584300000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3450
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 091
ProviderName STORET