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Deep Creek at 3215 (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0256) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream perennial site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Deep Creek at 3215" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0256. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06010203.

This site is located in Swain County County, North Carolina at 35.5684322500 degrees latitude and -83.4256026900 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 3209.8 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 "11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0256" 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.

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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, Metals 1993 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1993 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2015 - 2023
Not Assigned 2015 - 2023
Nutrient 1993 - 2023
Physical 1993 - 2023
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRSM_F_0256
MonitoringLocationName Deep Creek at 3215
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream Perennial
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Stream Order: 3 UTMX=280178; UTMY=3938550 Survey Period: 1993-1996 Other: From original park report: Route 28 - Deep Creek. Site 256 (Old Site 136B) - Deep Creek at about 3225 ft. - use an altimeter to locate the site - the Trail is close to the stream but about 20-30 feet above it. Additional: Deep Creek just upstream of the Poke Patch campsite. Same as AQ_DPC_3.
HUCEightDigitCode 06010203
LatitudeMeasure 35.5684322500
LongitudeMeasure -83.4256026900
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3209.8
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 173
ProviderName STORET