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PASO673R (11NPSWRD_WQX-ALPO_NURE_3) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This spring site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "PASO673R" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ALPO_NURE_3. 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 40.2458889000 degrees latitude and -78.8653889000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal 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_NURE_3" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1977
Physical 1977 - 1977
Radiochemical 1977 - 1977
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ALPO_NURE_3
MonitoringLocationName PASO673R
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE WINDBER PENNSYLVANIACAMBRIA CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT A SPRING AND IS OUTSIDE THE ALLEGHENY PORTAGE RAILROAD NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE PARK BOUNDARIES. THE SAMPLES WERE FILTERED THROUGH A 0.8 UM FILTER PRIOR TO ANALYSIS. DATA ARE FROM THE "U.S. GEOLOGIC SURVEY NATIONAL GEOCHEMICAL DATA BASE: NATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCE EVALUATION DATA FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES" 1994 CDROM BY J.D. HOFFMAN AND K. BUTTLEMAN (USGS DIGITAL DATA SERIES DDS18A). THE DATA BASE INCLUDES STREAM SEDIMENT; SOIL; SURFACE WATER; AND GROUND WATER DATA. THE "UNIQID" FIELD ENTRY WAS USED TO CREATE THE SECONDARY STATION NAME. THE "SRLID" FIELD ENTRY (SAVANNAH RIVER LABORATORY SAMPLE NUMBER) WAS USED TO CREATE THE STATION LOCATION. THE SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED BY THE SAVANNAH RIVER LABORATORY. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY CURTIS COOPER; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DR SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 05010007
LatitudeMeasure 40.2458889000
LongitudeMeasure -78.8653889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 021
ProviderName STORET