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Turkey Springs (11NPSWRD_WQX-BAND_NPS_CA3) 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 "Turkey Springs" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BAND_NPS_CA3. 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 35.7387222000 degrees latitude and -106.3533889000 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-BAND_NPS_CA3" 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 1977 - 1978
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1990
Nutrient 1977 - 1978
Organics, Other 1978 - 1978
Physical 1977 - 1992
Radiochemical 1977 - 1977
*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_NPS_CA3
MonitoringLocationName Turkey Springs
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Station was part of Bandelier National Monument's monitoring program from 19771992. Station and data are the responsibility of Brian JacobsResource Management Specialistat Bandelier National Monument (505) 6723861. Data at this station also includes 19771978 post fire data collected by Bandelier National Monument and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. The majority of postfire data is published in the July 1980 Los Alamos Informal Report LA8461MS "Geohydrology of Bandelier National Monument New Mexico" by W.D. Purtymun and H. Adams. Station was located on the Cochiti Dam 7.5' USGS quadrangle. Data uploaded to STORET by Jill Minter NPS Water Resources Division 1201 Oak Ridge Dr. Suite 250 Fort Collins CO 80525 (970) 2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 13020201
LatitudeMeasure 35.7387222000
LongitudeMeasure -106.3533889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET