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MOSSY CAVE (11NPSWRD_WQX-BRCA_NPS_MOSSY) 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 "MOSSY CAVE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BRCA_NPS_MOSSY. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14070007.

This site is located in Garfield County County, Utah at 37.6624167000 degrees latitude and -112.1140278000 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-BRCA_NPS_MOSSY" 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*
Microbiological 1981 - 1981
*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-BRCA_NPS_MOSSY
MonitoringLocationName MOSSY CAVE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE TROPIC CANYON UTAHGARFIELD COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. MOSSY CAVE IS LOCATED INSIDE THE BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY. THE SAMPLE WAS TAKEN AS WATER FALLS FROM SOURCE IN THE CEILING. DATA ARE FROM "A WATER QUALITY SURVEY OF THE BACKCOUNTRY IN BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK" BY R. STEVEN NAKASHIMA (AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST); IN THE SUMMER OF 1981. THE STUDY OBJECTIVE WAS TO "DETERMINE THE BACTERIAL QUALITY OF MAJOR BACKCOUNTRY WATER SOURCES." FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK; BRYCE CANYON UT 847170001 (TEL. 8018345322). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY LISA DUMMER; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 805255596 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 14070007
LatitudeMeasure 37.6624167000
LongitudeMeasure -112.1140278000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 017
ProviderName STORET