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Alpine Pond Spring in Cedar Breaks NM (11NPSWRD_WQX-CEBR_USGS_APS) 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 "Alpine Pond Spring in Cedar Breaks NM" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CEBR_USGS_APS. 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 37.6368333000 degrees latitude and -112.8230556000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 10525 ft No vertical 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_USGS_APS" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1967 - 1967
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1967 - 1967
Nutrient 1967 - 1967
Organics, Other 1967 - 1967
Physical 1967 - 1967
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CEBR_USGS_APS
MonitoringLocationName Alpine Pond Spring in Cedar Breaks NM
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Station can be found on the Cedar Breaks Utah 15' U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic quadrangle. The station is located at Alpine Pond Spring in Cedar Breaks National Monument. The data stored at this station are from a USGS report entitled "Water Resources of Cedar Breaks National Monument; Iron County Utah" 1967 by C.T. Sumsion a USGS hydrologist. The National Park Service contracted with the USGS to conduct an appraisal of springs in Cedar Breaks National Monument to provide information on potential water supplies for the park. The objectives were to study the existing water supply; examine potential other spring sources; and determine the feasibility of drilling a well. All data were collected during August 1967. A copy of the report is on file with the National Park Service Water Resources Division. The data were processed and uploaded to STORET by Dean Tucker; National Park Service Water Resources Division; 1201 Oak Ridge Drive Suite 250; Fort Collins CO 80525; Tel. (970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 16030006
LatitudeMeasure 37.6368333000
LongitudeMeasure -112.8230556000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 10525
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 021
ProviderName STORET