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Staple Bend Unit Site 3 - 10ft Below Culvert 21 (11NPSWRD_WQX-ALPO_JC_3X) 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 National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Staple Bend Unit Site 3 - 10ft Below Culvert 21" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ALPO_JC_3X. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05010007.

This site is located in Cambria County County, Pennsylvania at 40.3726167000 degrees latitude and -78.8520667000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1440 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 "11NPSWRD_WQX-ALPO_JC_3X" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2000 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2001
Organics, Other 2000 - 2001
Physical 2000 - 2001
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ALPO_JC_3X
MonitoringLocationName Staple Bend Unit Site 3 - 10ft Below Culvert 21
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Site 3 was located on the second substantial stream, which crosses the trail at culvert 21. This stream arises from several acid seeps, which are associated with a cut slope and mine spoil. Samples were taken in the pool just above a weir. Site 3X was added to sample this same stream just below the trail at culvert 21 after flow from the weir at site 3 nearly ceased.
HUCEightDigitCode 05010007
LatitudeMeasure 40.3726167000
LongitudeMeasure -78.8520667000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1440
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 021
ProviderName STORET