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HOUGHTUBBY BRANCH 1.4 MI NORTHEAST OF WITCH HOLE (11NPSWRD_WQX-CHIC_OGS_HOUGH) 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 "HOUGHTUBBY BRANCH 1.4 MI NORTHEAST OF WITCH HOLE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CHIC_OGS_HOUGH. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11140104.

This site is located in Johnston County County, Oklahoma at 34.4202500000 degrees latitude and -96.5205000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 790 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-CHIC_OGS_HOUGH" 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 1977 - 1979
*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-CHIC_OGS_HOUGH
MonitoringLocationName HOUGHTUBBY BRANCH 1.4 MI NORTHEAST OF WITCH HOLE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE CONNERVILLE NE OKLAHOMA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON HOUGHTUBBY BRANCH APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF A 1 MILE LONG RESERVOIR; 1.4 MILES NORTH EAST OF WITCH HOLE; AND 500 FEET NORTH OF THE COALJOHNSTON COUNTY BORDER. SAMPLES FOR THE SITE WERE COLLECTED FEBRUARY 22 1977 DURING A STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) IN COOPERATION WITH THE OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (OGS). THE DATA WERE PUBLISHED IN THE 1990 REPORT "HYDROLOGY OF THE ARBUCKLE MOUNTAINS AREA; SOUTHCENTRAL OKLAHOMA" BY ROY W. FAIRCHILD; RONALD L. HANSON; AND ROBERT E. DAVIS. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATE VALUES FOR THE SITE WERE OBTAINED BY DIGITIZING A POINT THAT MATCHED THE SITE TYPE AND THE SITE'S TOWNSHIP; RANGE; AND QUARTERQUARTERQUARTER SECTION LOCATION (SECSTA1) AS ILLUSTRATED IN FIGURE 2 OF THE REPORT. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY PAUL MCELVERY NPSWRD FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80525. TEL (970) 2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 11140104
LatitudeMeasure 34.4202500000
LongitudeMeasure -96.5205000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 790
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 40
CountyCode 069
ProviderName STORET