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Big Creek ditch at Hwy. 63B (ARDEQH2O_WQX-WHI0196) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This channelized stream site, maintained by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (identifier ARDEQH2O_WQX), has the name "Big Creek ditch at Hwy. 63B" and has the identifier ARDEQH2O_WQX-WHI0196. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)08020302.

This site is located in Craighead County County, Arkansas at 35.8524960000 degrees latitude and -90.7506780000 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 "ARDEQH2O_WQX-WHI0196" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2008 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2008 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2008 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2008 - 2024
Nutrient 2008 - 2024
Organics, Other 2008 - 2024
Physical 2008 - 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 ARDEQH2O_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
MonitoringLocationIdentifier ARDEQH2O_WQX-WHI0196
MonitoringLocationName Big Creek ditch at Hwy. 63B
MonitoringLocationTypeName Channelized Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Big Creek Ditch at US 63B in Jonesboro, take US 63B going west, bridge is just before Henson Road on the right.
HUCEightDigitCode 08020302
LatitudeMeasure 35.8524960000
LongitudeMeasure -90.7506780000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 05
CountyCode 031
ProviderName STORET