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RIGGS SPRING (11NPSWRD_WQX-BRCA_SP_021) site data in the Water Quality Portal
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This spring site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "RIGGS SPRING" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BRCA_SP_021. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14070007.
This site is located in Kane County County, Utah at 37.4501111000 degrees latitude and -112.2377222000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 7720 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.
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Characteristic Group | Date Range* |
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Inorganics, Major, Metals | 1996 - 1996 |
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | 1996 - 1996 |
Inorganics, Minor, Metals | 1996 - 1996 |
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | 1996 - 1996 |
Not Assigned | 1996 - 1996 |
Nutrient | 1996 - 1996 |
Organics, Other | 1996 - 1996 |
Physical | 1996 - 1996 |
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Location Metadata | Value |
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OrganizationIdentifier | 11NPSWRD_WQX |
OrganizationFormalName | National Park Service Water Resources Division |
MonitoringLocationIdentifier | 11NPSWRD_WQX-BRCA_SP_021 |
MonitoringLocationName | RIGGS SPRING |
MonitoringLocationTypeName | Spring |
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText | THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE RAINBOW POINT UTKANE CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. RIGGS SPRING IS A NATURAL SPRING AND IS INSIDE THE BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY. THE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BETWEEN 6/11/96 AND 8/8/96 AS PART OF A STUDY DONE BY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PERSONNEL. DATA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORT "NATURAL SPRING INVENTORYBRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK." THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO ASSESS THE WATER QUALITY AND CREATE A BASELINE INVENTORY OF THE SPRINGS LOCATED WITHIN BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK; BRYCE CANYON UT 84717 (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 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING |
HUCEightDigitCode | 14070007 |
LatitudeMeasure | 37.4501111000 |
LongitudeMeasure | -112.2377222000 |
SourceMapScaleNumeric | 0 |
HorizontalCollectionMethodName | Unknown |
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName | NAD27 |
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue | 7720 |
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode | ft |
VerticalCollectionMethodName | Topographic Map Interpolation |
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName | UNKWN |
CountryCode | US |
StateCode | 49 |
CountyCode | 025 |
ProviderName | STORET |