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GRIFFIN CREEK REFERENCE (NARS-WWAP04-R019) 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 EPA National Aquatic Resource Survey Data (identifier NARS), has the name "GRIFFIN CREEK REFERENCE" and has the identifier NARS-WWAP04-R019. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17110010.

This site is located in King County County, Washington at 47.6000000 degrees latitude and -121.8800000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 61 m 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 "NARS-WWAP04-R019" 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 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Nutrient 2004 - 2004
Organics, Other 2004 - 2004
Physical 2004 - 2004
*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 NARS
OrganizationFormalName EPA National Aquatic Resource Survey Data
MonitoringLocationIdentifier NARS-WWAP04-R019
MonitoringLocationName GRIFFIN CREEK REFERENCE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText FLOW is WADEABLE/SITE TYPE is EMAPHAND/Strahler Stream Order is 3/WATERSHED AREA is 41.5108km^2
HUCEightDigitCode 17110010
LatitudeMeasure 47.6000000
LongitudeMeasure -121.8800000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source (Tiger)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 61
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Photogrammetric
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 033
ProviderName STORET