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POTHOLE SAMPLING SITE MF-9 (11NPSWRD_WQX-ARCH_LANL_MF9) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "POTHOLE SAMPLING SITE MF-9" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ARCH_LANL_MF9. 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 38.6174722000 degrees latitude and -109.5500278000 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-ARCH_LANL_MF9" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application

Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1988 - 1988
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1988 - 1988
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1988 - 1988
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1988 - 1988
Nutrient 1988 - 1988
Organics, Other 1988 - 1988
Physical 1988 - 1988
*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-ARCH_LANL_MF9
MonitoringLocationName POTHOLE SAMPLING SITE MF-9
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE MOABUT GRAND CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. POTHOLE SAMPLING SITE MF9 IS AT A POTHOLE NORTH OF MOAB AND JUST INSIDE THE ARCHES NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY. DATA ARE FROM THE REPORT "CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED POTHOLE WATER SOURCES IN SOUTHWESTERN NATIONAL PARKS; MONUMENTS; AND RECREATION AREAS" BY ERNEST S. GLADNEY ET AL.; LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY; OCTOBER 1993. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO ESTABLISH BASELINE CHEMICAL DATA ON POTHOLE ECOSYSTEMS IN ORDER TO MONITOR AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE SAMPLING SITE IS UNCERTAIN; A CENTRALIZED POINT IN THE STUDY AREA WAS USED. FOR MORE INFORMATION; CONTACT NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AT ARCHES NATIONAL PARK; P.O. BOX 907; MOAB UT 84532; TEL. 8012598161. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY MELANIE SCHNIER AT NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525; TEL. 9702253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 14030005
LatitudeMeasure 38.6174722000
LongitudeMeasure -109.5500278000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET