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Alamo Creek Nr Upper Crossing of Alamo Ck Trail (11NPSWRD_WQX-BAND_SPD_ALC) 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 "Alamo Creek Nr Upper Crossing of Alamo Ck Trail" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BAND_SPD_ALC. 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 35.7921389000 degrees latitude and -106.3511944000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6855 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_SPD_ALC" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 1996 - 1996
Nutrient 1996 - 1996
Physical 1996 - 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_SPD_ALC
MonitoringLocationName Alamo Creek Nr Upper Crossing of Alamo Ck Trail
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Station is located on Alamo Creek downslope of the most upstream point on the upper crossing of the Alamo Creek Trail approximately 30 meters from the bend in the trail in Bandelier National Monument. Station is located on the Frijoles N Mex. 7.5' Quadrangle. Data were collected by Lynette Stevens in September 1996 to establish a baseline for comparative purposes as a development was proposed upstream off of St. Peters Dome Road. 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 35.7921389000
LongitudeMeasure -106.3511944000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6855
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET