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Swiss Cheese Ridge Pothole No. 08 (11NPSWRD_WQX-ARCH_CPP_SC08) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Swiss Cheese Ridge Pothole No. 08" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ARCH_CPP_SC08. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14030005.

This site is located in Grand County County, Utah at 38.5916700000 degrees latitude and -109.5488900000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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-ARCH_CPP_SC08" 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*
Biological, Counts 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2000
Nutrient 2000 - 2000
Physical 2000 - 2000
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ARCH_CPP_SC08
MonitoringLocationName Swiss Cheese Ridge Pothole No. 08
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station is at Swiss Cheese Ridge Pothole No. 08. The coordinates represent the approximate center of the Swiss Cheese Ridge area. The estimated size of the pothole (not the pool) was 4.5 meters by 4.5 meters. The morphology was described as large circular. The bedrock type was recorded as Navaho Sandstone.
HUCEightDigitCode 14030005
LatitudeMeasure 38.5916700000
LongitudeMeasure -109.5488900000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET