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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21AWIC >  21AWIC-471

CHEC-6 (21AWIC-471) 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 "CHEC-6" and has the identifier 21AWIC-471. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03150106.

This site is located in Clay County County, Alabama at 33.4527500000 degrees latitude and -85.9027300000 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-471" 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 2004 - 2005
Information 2000 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2000 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2004 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2004 - 2005
Microbiological 2004 - 2005
Nutrient 2000 - 2005
Organics, Other 2000 - 2004
Organics, Pesticide 2004 - 2005
Physical 2000 - 2005
Physical, Habitat 2000 - 2005
Sediment 2000 - 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-471
MonitoringLocationName CHEC-6
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Cheaha Cr near Clay/Talladega County line, Talladega National Forest;Validated Ecoregional Reference Site
HUCEightDigitCode 03150106
LatitudeMeasure 33.4527500000
LongitudeMeasure -85.9027300000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 01
CountyCode 027
ProviderName STORET