Nolichucky at Poplar
Mitchell County
· Aug 19, 2026 at 10:50
Meets Primary & Secondary Recreation - Swimming & Boating
E. coli
50
MPN/100 mL
Turbidity
5.48
NTU
Sample date
Aug 19, 2026
10:50
Last sync
Aug 25, 2026
9:37 pm
Swimming / Primary contact
Passes 126 MPN/100 mL limit
Boating / Secondary contact
Passes 886 MPN/100 mL limit
Site details
County
Mitchell
Sheet name
Nolichucky at Poplar
Coordinates
36.0793, -82.3476
Quality standards
Primary Recreation - Swimming
Passes 126 MPN/100 mL
Secondary Recreation - Paddling, Wading, Fishing
Passes 886 MPN/100 mL
Current reading
50 MPN/100 mL
About this location
The Nolichucky River at Poplar in Mitchell County is a monitoring site on the upper Nolichucky watershed. The river here flows through a rural mountain corridor and is used for fishing, wading, and paddling. The Nolichucky system has generally shown strong water quality, reflecting the predominantly forested land use in its upper reaches.
All data displayed on this page has been collected by Mountain True & volunteers