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Lost Creek Segment 3 (11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_WIS_LOST3) 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 "Lost Creek Segment 3" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_WIS_LOST3. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18010201.

This site is located in Klamath County County, Oregon at 42.8741111000 degrees latitude and -122.0361944000 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_WIS_LOST3" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Counts 1990 - 1990
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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-CRLA_WIS_LOST3
MonitoringLocationName Lost Creek Segment 3
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The upper plateau segment of Lost Creek is of moderate gradient and about 400 meters in length. The elevation interval is from 6140 to 6040 feet. It begins at the base of the ridge and traverses a low sloping plateau of loosely consolidated and porous volcanic soils. The channel has cut a shallow valley of about 3 meters depth, that has low sloping side walls. Channel widths range between 0.51 meters and depths are typically shallow in the center of the channel. The forest overstory is in transition along this segment, from the fir, sugar pine, larch dominated ridge area to an open lodgepole pine forest that covers most of the plateau. A low to moderate density of grass and herb vegetation is found in the understory. Glide and riffle habitats dominate (ca. 80% of length), with pools (10%), cascades (5%), and debris jams (5%) also found. The shallow riffles and glides are broken by cascade steps at 15 to 50 meter intervals. There are a few deeper plunge pools below cascade steps. A moderate amount of smaller bole wood is present. Gravel is the dominant substrate in the center of the channel. Gravel grades from coarser particle sizes at the top of the segment to finer sizes (e.g. peagravel size) at the bottom. The station description was based on station visits that occurred during September 1990.
HUCEightDigitCode 18010201
LatitudeMeasure 42.8741111000
LongitudeMeasure -122.0361944000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source (Tiger)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 035
ProviderName STORET