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Owl Creek (11NPSWRD_WQX-SHIL_OCOC) 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 National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Owl Creek" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SHIL_OCOC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06040001.

This site is located in Hardin County County, Tennessee at 35.1694572000 degrees latitude and -88.3446587000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal 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-SHIL_OCOC" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2004 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2004 - 2005
Microbiological 2004 - 2020
Nutrient 2004 - 2005
Organics, Other 2004 - 2020
Organics, Pesticide 2005 - 2005
Physical 2004 - 2020
*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-SHIL_OCOC
MonitoringLocationName Owl Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Forms the northwest border of the park and is accessed by the Hamberg-Savannah Road. This creek was not part of the University of Memphis water quality study, but was included in both fish and amphibian inventories. Access is easy and safe in all conditions, although the sampler should use caution after flood events as the road is typically flooded and can be a quagmire.
HUCEightDigitCode 06040001
LatitudeMeasure 35.1694572000
LongitudeMeasure -88.3446587000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 47
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET