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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21AWIC >  21AWIC-4494

CHAC-3 (21AWIC-4494) 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 "CHAC-3" and has the identifier 21AWIC-4494. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03150105.

This site is located in Cherokee County County, Alabama at 34.3143970000 degrees latitude and -85.4713740000 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-4494" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2005 - 2005
Information 2000 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1991 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1991 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1991 - 2004
Microbiological 1991 - 2005
Nutrient 1991 - 2005
Organics, Other 1991 - 2003
Organics, PCBs 1991 - 1991
Physical 1991 - 2005
*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-4494
MonitoringLocationName CHAC-3
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Chattooga R @ 0.11 miles from Cherokee CR 140
HUCEightDigitCode 03150105
LatitudeMeasure 34.3143970000
LongitudeMeasure -85.4713740000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 01
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET