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SECOND YELLOW CREEK WASH SPRING (11NPSWRD_WQX-BRCA_UU_34) 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 "SECOND YELLOW CREEK WASH SPRING" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BRCA_UU_34. 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 37.5458333000 degrees latitude and -112.0775000000 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_UU_34" 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 1968 - 1968
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 1968
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 1968
Nutrient 1968 - 1968
Organics, Other 1968 - 1968
Physical 1968 - 1968
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BRCA_UU_34
MonitoringLocationName SECOND YELLOW CREEK WASH SPRING
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE CANNONVILLE UTAH 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. SECOND YELLOW CREEK WASH SPRING IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY. THE DATA ARE FROM THE DECEMBER 1970 REPORT "APPRAISAL OF WATER SUPPLIES FOR MUNICIPAL USE IN TROPIC; CANNONVILLE; AND HENRIEVILLE; GARFIELD COUNTY; UTAH;" BY HARRY D. GOODE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT WAS TO GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS WITH BACTERIA; WATER SUPPLY; AND WATER PRESSURE LEADING TO APPROVAL BY THE UTAH STATE DIVISION OF HEALTH. FOR PARK INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT THE 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 37.5458333000
LongitudeMeasure -112.0775000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 017
ProviderName STORET