GRSM_ND: Water Quality Monitoring in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 1991-2025

Water quality measurements from the Noland Divide monitoring project within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The data package includes project descriptions, station locations, and results for field measurements and lab analyses. It was created by NPSTORET on 2026-03-04 and covers a period of record from 1991-07-05 to 2025-12-22.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in water chemistry based on the 34-year monitoring period mentioned in the description
• Map and compare water quality parameters across different monitoring stations based on the included location data
• Study the impact of precipitation on stream chemistry based on the hydrological properties and cations/anions listed in the platform tags

Strengths

• Covers a 34-year monitoring period from 1991 to 2025
• Includes multiple data tables for projects, locations, results, and characteristic definitions
• Data quality is indicated by value status flags such as 'Accepted', 'Certified', or 'Final'

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The data package is a snapshot; the most current data may be more or less extensive

Provenance

Source

Great Smoky Mountains National Park via NPSTORET and the Water Quality Portal

Collection Method

Field measurements, observations, and lab analyses collected as part of a long-term monitoring project.

Time Range

1991-07-05 to 2025-12-22

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 03:35:17.895928; freshness should be verified

Geography

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, specifically the Noland Divide area