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Chaco Wash at Chaco Canyon National Monument, NM (11NPSWRD_WQX-CHCU_L1_CW) 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 "Chaco Wash at Chaco Canyon National Monument, NM" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CHCU_L1_CW. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080106.

This site is located in San Juan County County, New Mexico at 36.0286111000 degrees latitude and -107.9177778000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6140 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-CHCU_L1_CW" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Nutrient 2005 - 2005
Organics, Other 2005 - 2005
Physical 2005 - 2005
Radiochemical 2005 - 2005
*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-CHCU_L1_CW
MonitoringLocationName Chaco Wash at Chaco Canyon National Monument, NM
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Chaco Wash is an intermittently flowing stream that runs through the middle of Chaco Culture National Historic Park for 16 miles from east to west. Water samples were collected about 100 feet downstream of the bridge near the visitor center. Chaco Wash supports Chaco Culture National Historic Park principal riparian community and indirectly contributed to the original development of the park's archeological features. Agricultural and industrial activities occur in the Chaco Wash watershed. Wildlife use this stream as a water source and water samples provide information about the waterquality.
HUCEightDigitCode 14080106
LatitudeMeasure 36.0286111000
LongitudeMeasure -107.9177778000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6140
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 045
ProviderName STORET