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Frijoles Creek Near Rainbow House Ruin (11NPSWRD_WQX-BAND_LS_FRI-2) 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 "Frijoles Creek Near Rainbow House Ruin" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BAND_LS_FRI-2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13020201.

This site is located in Sandoval County County, New Mexico at 35.7745833000 degrees latitude and -106.2673056000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6020 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-BAND_LS_FRI-2" 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

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 1994 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 1996
Microbiological 1994 - 1995
Nutrient 1994 - 1996
Organics, Other 1994 - 1996
Physical 1994 - 1996
*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-BAND_LS_FRI-2
MonitoringLocationName Frijoles Creek Near Rainbow House Ruin
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Frijoles Creek northwest of Rainbow House Ruin approximately 35 meters upstream of Frijoles horse crossing in Bandelier National Monument. Station is on the Frijoles N Mex. 7.5' Quadrangle. Data collected by Lynette Stevens as part of Colorado State University Master's Thesis "Comparison of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Techniques As Indicators of Water Quality" Department of Earth Resources 1996. Data processed and uploaded to STORET by Dean Tucker NPS Water Resources Fort Collins Colorado (9702253516)*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 13020201
LatitudeMeasure 35.7745833000
LongitudeMeasure -106.2673056000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6020
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET