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CATAWBA RIVER NEAR MARION, NC (USGS-02138000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This stream site, maintained by the USGS North Carolina Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NC), has the name "CATAWBA RIVER NEAR MARION, NC" and has the identifier USGS-02138000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03050101. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 172.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Mcdowell County County, North Carolina at 35.70734580000000 degrees latitude and -82.0331651000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 1208.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-02138000" 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*
Information 1955 - 1961
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1955 - 1973
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1955 - 1973
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1955 - 1973
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1971 - 1971
Microbiological 1968 - 1972
Nutrient 1955 - 1973
Organics, Other 1968 - 1973
Physical 1955 - 1979
Sediment 1977 - 1979
*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 USGS-NC
OrganizationFormalName USGS North Carolina Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02138000
MonitoringLocationName CATAWBA RIVER NEAR MARION, NC
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03050101
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 172.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 35.70734580000000
LongitudeMeasure -82.0331651000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1208.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 111
ProviderName NWIS