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FALLS LAKE AT MARKER #16 NR REDWOOD NC (21NC01WQ-J1430030) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This reservoir site, maintained by the NCDENR-DWQ (identifier 21NC01WQ), has the name "FALLS LAKE AT MARKER #16 NR REDWOOD NC" and has the identifier 21NC01WQ-J1430030. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03020201.

This site is located in Durham County County, North Carolina at 36.0550000 degrees latitude and -78.7627778 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 "21NC01WQ-J1430030" 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*
Nutrient 1983 - 1985
*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 21NC01WQ
OrganizationFormalName NCDENR-DWQ
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NC01WQ-J1430030
MonitoringLocationName FALLS LAKE AT MARKER #16 NR REDWOOD NC
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText FALLS LAKE AT MARKER #16 NR REDWOOD NC
HUCEightDigitCode 03020201
LatitudeMeasure 36.0550000
LongitudeMeasure -78.7627778
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 063
ProviderName STORET