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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21AWIC >  21AWIC-148

WHEL-2 (21AWIC-148) 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 ALABAMA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - WATER QUALITY DATA (identifier 21AWIC), has the name "WHEL-2" and has the identifier 21AWIC-148. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06030002.

This site is located in Madison County County, Alabama at 34.5107300000 degrees latitude and -86.5141060000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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 "21AWIC-148" 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 2003 - 2013
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2003 - 2024
Information 2003 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2013 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2024
Microbiological 2009 - 2024
Nutrient 2003 - 2024
Organics, Other 2003 - 2003
Physical 2003 - 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 21AWIC
OrganizationFormalName ALABAMA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - WATER QUALITY DATA
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21AWIC-148
MonitoringLocationName WHEL-2
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Deepest point, main river channel, Flint River, approximately 1 mile upstream of confluence with Tennessee River.
HUCEightDigitCode 06030002
LatitudeMeasure 34.5107300000
LongitudeMeasure -86.5141060000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 01
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET