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Thousand Springs South Spring (11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_EA5S_TSSS) 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 "Thousand Springs South Spring" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_EA5S_TSSS. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17100307.

This site is located in Jackson County County, Oregon at 42.8816500000 degrees latitude and -122.2858833000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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-CRLA_EA5S_TSSS" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

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*
Physical 1999 - 1999
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_EA5S_TSSS
MonitoringLocationName Thousand Springs South Spring
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The site is located at one of the spring sources in the Thousand Springs area. Of the two adjacent springs monitored in this area this site is the south spring. The Thousand Springs area is located near the southwest border of Crater Lake National Park near the Rogue River National Forest. There are numerous springs located within this area, all draining to the west. The altitude is between 5150 and 5250 feet. The Thousand Springs area is dominated by thick organic soils. The surrounding woody vegetation contains both shrubs and a combination of alders and various conifers. The latitude and longitude are located at a general location in the Thousand Springs area.
HUCEightDigitCode 17100307
LatitudeMeasure 42.8816500000
LongitudeMeasure -122.2858833000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET