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Low Gap Branch At MP 0.9 (WVDEP_WQX-17295) 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 West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection-Division of Water & Waste Management-Watershed Assessment Branch (identifier WVDEP_WQX), has the name "Low Gap Branch At MP 0.9" and has the identifier WVDEP_WQX-17295. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05070201. This site has a drainage area of 435.8375 ac.

This site is located in Mcdowell County County, West Virginia at 37.2459444400 degrees latitude and -81.5061944400 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GPS-Unspecified" and the accuracy is 17 ft. This site is at an elevation of 2144.0346 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 "WVDEP_WQX-17295" 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 2020 - 2020
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2020 - 2020
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2020 - 2020
Physical 2020 - 2020
*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 WVDEP_WQX
OrganizationFormalName West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection-Division of Water & Waste Management-Watershed Assessment Branch
MonitoringLocationIdentifier WVDEP_WQX-17295
MonitoringLocationName Low Gap Branch At MP 0.9
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Upstream UNT/Low Gap Branch RM 0.78 Northeast of Horsepen, VA; On the Tazewell North USGS 24k topo quadrangle
HUCEightDigitCode 05070201
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 435.8375
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ac
LatitudeMeasure 37.2459444400
LongitudeMeasure -81.5061944400
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 17
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2144.0346
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName OTHER
CountryCode US
StateCode 54
CountyCode 047
ProviderName STORET