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Salt Creek Upstream From Kirk's Cabin (11NPSWRD_WQX-CANY_BLM_SCK2) 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 "Salt Creek Upstream From Kirk's Cabin" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CANY_BLM_SCK2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14030005.

This site is located in San Juan County County, Utah at 38.0416576000 degrees latitude and -109.7618131000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6000 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-CANY_BLM_SCK2" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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, Non-metals 1983 - 1983
Nutrient 1983 - 1983
Physical 1983 - 1983
*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-CANY_BLM_SCK2
MonitoringLocationName Salt Creek Upstream From Kirk's Cabin
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE DRUID ARCH UT 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT SALT CREEK AT THE TOP OF UPPER JUMP; UPSTREAM FROM KIRK'S CABIN; AND IS INSIDE THE CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK. THE DATA ARE FROM THE REPORT `ARCHES AND CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK AQUATIC STUDY` BY J. CONNOR (NPS) AND W.G. KEPNER (BLM) (1983). THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO MONITOR THE IMPACTS BY VISITORS IN THE BACKCOUNTRY TO WATER SOURCES IN THE PARKS. THE STUDY WAS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK; 2282 WEST RESOURCE BLVD.; MOAB UT 84532 (TEL. 801-259-7164). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY LISA DUMMER; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DR. SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 970-225-3516). *** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 14030005
LatitudeMeasure 38.0416576000
LongitudeMeasure -109.7618131000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6000
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 037
ProviderName STORET