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Otter Creek (UVAVTSSS_WQX-WV 531) site data in the Water Quality Portal
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This river/stream site, maintained by the University of Virginia Environmental Sciences Department (identifier UVAVTSSS_WQX), has the name "Otter Creek" and has the identifier UVAVTSSS_WQX-WV 531. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05020004.
This site is located in Tucker County County, West Virginia at 39.0114500000 degrees latitude and -79.6460100000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 2360 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.
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Characteristic Group | Date Range* |
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Inorganics, Major, Metals | 2011 - 2015 |
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | 2011 - 2015 |
Not Assigned | 2012 - 2015 |
Nutrient | 2011 - 2015 |
Organics, Other | 2011 - 2015 |
Physical | 2011 - 2015 |
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Location Metadata | Value |
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OrganizationIdentifier | UVAVTSSS_WQX |
OrganizationFormalName | University of Virginia Environmental Sciences Department |
MonitoringLocationIdentifier | UVAVTSSS_WQX-WV 531 |
MonitoringLocationName | Otter Creek |
MonitoringLocationTypeName | River/Stream |
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText | 05/30/2011 Sampling site is located on Otter Creek in Otter Creek Wilderness area. Bank-to-bank width: about 50 meters ; Bank height: steep hillside; Midstream depth (at site): about 1-2 meters. Vegetation adjacent site: rhododendron, birch, tulip poplar Watershed land use: forest with roads and wetlands in upper parts of watershed. Upstream disturbance: road in upper parts of watershed, limestone treatment in upper reach of stream. Tag number: no tags placed in National Forest Wilderness. Note: WV 037 and WV 531 can be sampled during the same trip. |
HUCEightDigitCode | 05020004 |
LatitudeMeasure | 39.0114500000 |
LongitudeMeasure | -79.6460100000 |
HorizontalCollectionMethodName | GPS-Unspecified |
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName | NAD83 |
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue | 2360 |
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode | ft |
VerticalCollectionMethodName | Topographic Map Interpolation |
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName | SEALV |
CountryCode | US |
StateCode | 54 |
CountyCode | 093 |
ProviderName | STORET |