River Quality Map
Nolichucky at Poplar
Mitchell County  ·  Aug 5, 2026 at 11:00
Fails Primary & Secondary Recreation - Swimming & Boating
E. coli
1545
MPN/100 mL
Turbidity
90.4
NTU
Sample date
Aug 5, 2026
11:00
Last sync
Aug 10, 2026
11:36 pm
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Swimming / Primary contact
Fails 126 MPN/100 mL limit
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Boating / Secondary contact
Fails 886 MPN/100 mL limit
Site details
County Mitchell
Sheet name Nolichucky at Poplar
Coordinates 36.0793, -82.3476
Quality standards
Primary Recreation - Swimming Fails 126 MPN/100 mL
Secondary Recreation - Paddling, Wading, Fishing Fails 886 MPN/100 mL
Current reading 1545 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