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Cypress Creek (11NPSWRD_WQX-NATR_CYCR) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Cypress Creek" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-NATR_CYCR. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06030005.

This site is located in Wayne County County, Tennessee at 35.0300000000 degrees latitude and -87.8218333330 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 216 m 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-NATR_CYCR" 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.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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 2007 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2007 - 2009
Microbiological 2007 - 2024
Nutrient 2007 - 2024
Organics, Other 2009 - 2024
Physical 2007 - 2024
*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-NATR_CYCR
MonitoringLocationName Cypress Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Cypress Creek, also a popular recreational site, is a broad gravel-bedded stream that parallels the parkway for several kilometers. This sampling site is at the picnic grounds and public access point 50m from the parking lot. While the sampling site for Cypress Creek is within the state of Tennessee, it is important to note that the state of Alabama, downstream from the site, considers Cypress Creek an outstanding water (listed in the National Rivers Inventory). The state considers this water a 'Significant recreational site', and is a 'Designated canoe trail'.
HUCEightDigitCode 06030005
LatitudeMeasure 35.0300000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.8218333330
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 216
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 47
CountyCode 181
ProviderName STORET