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New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

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BLACK RIVER UPSTREAM OF BLUE SPRING CREEK MOUTH (11NPSWRD_WQX-CAVE_USGS_17D) 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 "BLACK RIVER UPSTREAM OF BLUE SPRING CREEK MOUTH" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CAVE_USGS_17D. 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 32.1769722000 degrees latitude and -104.2663333000 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_USGS_17D" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1953 - 1955
Organics, Other 1953 - 1954
Physical 1953 - 1955
*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_USGS_17D
MonitoringLocationName BLACK RIVER UPSTREAM OF BLUE SPRING CREEK MOUTH
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE BLACK RIVER VILLAGE NEW MEXICOEDDY COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE AND IS OUTSIDE THE CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY. THE SAMPLING SITE IS AT THE BLACK RIVER UPSTREAM OF THE MOUTH OF BLUE SPRING CREEK. DATA ARE FROM TABLE 17 OF A REPORT BY L.J. BJORKLUND AND W.S. MOTTS OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; "GEOLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES OF THE CARLSBAD AREA; EDDY COUNTY; NEW MEXICO;" DECEMBER 1959. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT WAS TO "PROVIDE A BASIS FOR THE OPTIMUM DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATER RESOURCES OF THE CARLSBAD AREA." DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RONDA BURNS; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 13060011
LatitudeMeasure 32.1769722000
LongitudeMeasure -104.2663333000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 015
ProviderName STORET