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BALCONY POOL (11NPSWRD_WQX-CAVE_JF_BP) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This cave site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "BALCONY POOL" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CAVE_JF_BP. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13060011.

This site is located in Eddy County County, New Mexico at 32.1767778000 degrees latitude and -104.4334444000 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-CAVE_JF_BP" 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

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 1995 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1995 - 1995
Organics, Other 1995 - 1995
Physical 1995 - 1995
*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-CAVE_JF_BP
MonitoringLocationName BALCONY POOL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Cave
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE CARLSBAD CAVERNS NMEDDY COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE STATION IS LOCATED INSIDE CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK (CAVE). THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES ARE IN THE AREA OF BALCONY POOL. THE ACTUAL SAMPLE LOCATION IS IN CARLSBAD CAVERN AT BALCONY POOL. DATA ARE FROM "CARLSBAD CAVERN POOL WATER QUALITY STUDY" 1995 AND 1996 ENDOFYEAR REPORTS SUBMITTED TO CAVE BY JEFF FORBES OF DANIEL B. STEPHENS & ASSOCIATES; INC.; 6020 ACADEMY ROAD NE SUITE 100; ALBUQUERQUE NM 87109; (TEL. 5058229400). THE DATA WERE COLLECTED TO DETERMINE IF WATER CHEMISTRY VARIES BETWEEN POOLS AND OVER TIME. FOR INFORMATION ON THE PARK CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT CAVE; 3225 NATIONAL PARKS HIGHWAY; CARLSBAD NM 882205354 (TEL. 5057852232). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY CARA ELLIS; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 805255596 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE/TUNNEL
HUCEightDigitCode 13060011
LatitudeMeasure 32.1767778000
LongitudeMeasure -104.4334444000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 015
ProviderName STORET