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DORIUS SPRING (11NPSWRD_WQX-CANY_USGS_DORI) 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 "DORIUS SPRING" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CANY_USGS_DORI. 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 38.1135556000 degrees latitude and -109.8304167000 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_USGS_DORI" 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 1969 - 1969
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1969 - 1969
Nutrient 1969 - 1969
Organics, Other 1969 - 1969
Physical 1969 - 1969
*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_USGS_DORI
MonitoringLocationName DORIUS SPRING
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE DRUID ARCH UTAH 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT DORIUS SPRING LOCATED INSIDE THE CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK. THE DATA ARE FROM THE USGS OPENFILE REPORT "WATER RESOURCES OF PART OF CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK; SOUTHEASTERN UTAH" BY C.T. SUMSION AND E.L. BOLKE (1972). THE OBJECTIVE WAS "TO LOCATE AND APPRAISE THE WATER SOURCES OF THE PARK." PART OF THE DATA FROM THIS REPORT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN UPLOADED TO STORET BY THE USGS. FOR PARK INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK; 2282 S. WEST RESOURCES BLVD.; MOAB UT 84532 (TEL. 8012597164). 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 14030005
LatitudeMeasure 38.1135556000
LongitudeMeasure -109.8304167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 037
ProviderName STORET