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Kraft Spring in Chiricahua N.M. (11NPSWRD_WQX-CHIR_29-26CDB) 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 "Kraft Spring in Chiricahua N.M." and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CHIR_29-26CDB. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15050201.

This site is located in Cochise County County, Arizona at 32.0088889000 degrees latitude and -109.3663056000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5260 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-CHIR_29-26CDB" 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*
Physical 1960 - 1980
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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-CHIR_29-26CDB
MonitoringLocationName Kraft Spring in Chiricahua N.M.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Station is located on the Cochise Head Ariz. 7.5' U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle. The station is located in Chiricahua National Monument. The location is marked by a 4.5'x2'x2' concrete box. A warm or hot spring was present at the site and the water was used to irrigate an orchard. An earthquake in 1886 disrupted the spring which no longer flows. Standing water may be present. Data stored in STORET for this station were obtained from spring surveys and other hydrologic data contained in the office files of the National Park Service Water Resources Division. The files also contain data collected from wells in Chiricahua National Monument that weren't uploaded to STORET. For information on Chiricahua National Monument contact: Superintendent; Dos Cabezas Route; Box 6500; Willcox AZ 85643 (tel. 5208243560). Data processed and uploaded to STORET by Dean Tucker; National Park Service Water Resources Division; 1201 Oak Ridge Drive Suite 250; Fort Collins Colorado 80525 (tel. 9702253516; fax. 9702259965).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 15050201
LatitudeMeasure 32.0088889000
LongitudeMeasure -109.3663056000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5260
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET