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Cold Branch (UVAVTSSS_WQX-SY15) 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 "Cold Branch" and has the identifier UVAVTSSS_WQX-SY15. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010102.

This site is located in Smyth County County, Virginia at 36.7293600000 degrees latitude and -81.5878620000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 2680 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-SY15" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1987 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1987 - 2021
Not Assigned 2021 - 2021
Nutrient 1987 - 2021
Physical 1987 - 2021
*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-SY15
MonitoringLocationName Cold Branch
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Very close to Jerrys Creek site (SY14) and upstream of Long Branch site (SY16). Access via road and trail through private property off VA655. Tag #: 849 Tag tree: 14" DBH poplar on left bank looking downstream
HUCEightDigitCode 06010102
LatitudeMeasure 36.7293600000
LongitudeMeasure -81.5878620000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2680
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 173
ProviderName STORET