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BLOWHARD SPRING (PRIMARY SPRING) (11NPSWRD_WQX-CEBR_MISC_BLOW) 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 "BLOWHARD SPRING (PRIMARY SPRING)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CEBR_MISC_BLOW. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16030006.

This site is located in Iron County County, Utah at 37.6066944000 degrees latitude and -112.8522500000 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-CEBR_MISC_BLOW" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Physical 1975 - 1975
*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-CEBR_MISC_BLOW
MonitoringLocationName BLOWHARD SPRING (PRIMARY SPRING)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE NAVAJO LAKE UTAH 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT BLOWHARD SPRING AND IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF CEDAR BREAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THE DATA FOR THIS SITE CAME FROM A REPORT FOUND IN THE CEDAR BREAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT FILES; "MEASUREMENT OF SPRING OUTFLOW 1975." IT IS NOT KNOWN WHO COLLECTED THE DATA OR WROTE THE REPORT. THE AUTHOR REFERRED TO THIS SITE AS PRIMARY SPRING; BUT IT IS NOW KNOWN AS BLOW HARD SPRING. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT CEDAR BREAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT; 2390 WEST HIGHWAY 56 #11; CEDAR CITY UT 847202606 (8015869451). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADRIANE PETERSEN; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 16030006
LatitudeMeasure 37.6066944000
LongitudeMeasure -112.8522500000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 021
ProviderName STORET