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BUCKHORN CREEK ARM OF ARBUCKLE RESERVOIR (11NPSWRD_WQX-CHIC_OST_C) 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 "BUCKHORN CREEK ARM OF ARBUCKLE RESERVOIR" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CHIC_OST_C. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11130303.

This site is located in Murray County County, Oklahoma at 34.4234444000 degrees latitude and -96.9892500000 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-CHIC_OST_C" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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, Minor, Metals 1993 - 1993
*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-CHIC_OST_C
MonitoringLocationName BUCKHORN CREEK ARM OF ARBUCKLE RESERVOIR
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SULPHUR SOUTH OKLAHOMA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON THE BUCKHORN CREEK ARM OF ARBUCKLE RESERVOIR IN CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. SAMPLING FOR THIS SITE WAS DONE ON MARCH 27 1993. WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED FOR CONCENTRATIONS OF FIVE METALS. THE VALUES ARE THE MEAN CONCENTRATIONS FROM THREE SAMPLES. THE RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED IN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 1995; VOL. 14; NO. 10; PP. 17811787. THE ARTICLE IS "FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS OF THE ETIOLOGY OF SUBCUTANEOUS NEOPLASMS IN NATIVE GIZZARD SHAD (DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM)" BY JACOBS AND OSTRANDER. FOR INFORMATION ON CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT CHICKASAW NATIONAL RECREATION AREA P.O. BOX 201 SULPHUR OKLAHOMA 73086. TEL (405) 6223165. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY PAUL MCELVERY AT NPSWRD 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250 FORT COLLINS CO 80525. TEL (970) 2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 11130303
LatitudeMeasure 34.4234444000
LongitudeMeasure -96.9892500000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 40
CountyCode 099
ProviderName STORET