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PLUG SPRING 1 MI N/NW OF THE PLUG (11NPSWRD_WQX-CANY_NPS_599551) 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 "PLUG SPRING 1 MI N/NW OF THE PLUG" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CANY_NPS_599551. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14060008.

This site is located in Wayne County County, Utah at 38.1865833000 degrees latitude and -110.0033056000 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-CANY_NPS_599551" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1987 - 1990
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1984 - 1990
Microbiological 1986 - 1989
Nutrient 1984 - 1990
Organics, Other 1984 - 1990
Physical 1984 - 1990
*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-CANY_NPS_599551
MonitoringLocationName PLUG SPRING 1 MI N/NW OF THE PLUG
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE ELATERITE BASIN UTAH 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. PLUG SPRING IS LOCATED INSIDE THE CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY. THE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED BY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PERSONNEL. THE MONITORING BEGAN IN RESPONSE TO A PROPOSED SITING OF A NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY NEAR THE PARK AS STATED BY B. LONG AND R. SMITH IN THE REPORT "WATER QUALITY DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION FOR SPRING MONITORING SITES SOUTHEAST UTAH GROUP" (AUGUST 1996). THE INITIAL MONITORING OBJECTIVES WERE TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE DATABASE; DETECT POTENTIAL CHANGES; AND IDENTIFY AREAS OF CONCERN. THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ANALYZED THE SAMPLES IN A COOPERATIVE EFFORT WITH THE PARK SERVICE BEGINNING 10/23/1990. THESE DATA CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE STATION 599551. 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 14060008
LatitudeMeasure 38.1865833000
LongitudeMeasure -110.0033056000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 055
ProviderName STORET