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Castor Creek east of Oberlin, La. (LADEQWPD-490) 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 LDEQ/Watershed Planning Division (identifier LADEQWPD), has the name "Castor Creek east of Oberlin, La." and has the identifier LADEQWPD-490. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)08080201.

This site is located in Allen Parish County, Louisiana at 30.6192628 degrees latitude and -92.6201130 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "LADEQWPD-490" 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 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1994 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1994 - 2003
Not Assigned 2003 - 2003
Nutrient 2003 - 2003
Organics, Other 2003 - 2003
Organics, Pesticide 2003 - 2003
Physical 1994 - 2003
*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 LADEQWPD
OrganizationFormalName LDEQ/Watershed Planning Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier LADEQWPD-490
MonitoringLocationName Castor Creek east of Oberlin, La.
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText at bridge on Parish Road 146, 8.0 miles east of Oberlin, LA
HUCEightDigitCode 08080201
LatitudeMeasure 30.6192628
LongitudeMeasure -92.6201130
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 22
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET