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Sun Creek at 6240 ft Elevation (11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_WIS_SN6240) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Sun Creek at 6240 ft Elevation" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_WIS_SN6240. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18010203.

This site is located in Klamath County County, Oregon at 42.8759972000 degrees latitude and -122.1002861000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6240 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

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Location Metadata	Value
OrganizationIdentifier	11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName	National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier	11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_WIS_SN6240
MonitoringLocationName	Sun Creek at 6240 ft Elevation
MonitoringLocationTypeName	River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText	This is a short segment about 0.25 kilometers in length, which begins at 6280 feet in elevation at the confluence of Vidae Creek, and extends downward to 6200 feet. Vidae Creek adds substantially to the flow of Sun Creek. The channel is now about 3 m wide and 1015 cm deep. The stream is higher gradient in this segment and possesses more power and increased flow. There are fewer of the complete cross channel steps created by logs, and less storage of gravel behind log steps. Riffle cascade habitats and cobble/rubble substrates are dominant. Cobbles are highly embedded in sand and gravel. There is an occasional short bedrock chute or falls to be found along this segment. Aquatic moss is common on larger, more stable rock tops. At about 6230 feet in elevation there is a wetland and seep system on a bench on the west bank, about 1 meter above the stream channel. This perched wetland is about 6 m wide by 30 m long. There is a dense grassherbaceous cover on the saturated wetland soils, and moss is abundance along channels draining this wetland. Several caddisfly, mayfly, and stonefly taxa were taken in handpicked collections, though overall taxa richness and abundance appeared to be low. At 6220 feet there is a similar, but smaller wetland seep on the west bank. Kick net and handpick samples were taken at 6240 feet in elevation. The station description was based on station visits that occurred during September 1990.
HUCEightDigitCode	18010203
LatitudeMeasure	42.8759972000
LongitudeMeasure	-122.1002861000
SourceMapScaleNumeric	24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName	Interpolation-Digital Map Source (Tiger)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName	NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue	6240
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode	ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName	Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName	UNKWN
CountryCode	US
StateCode	41
CountyCode	035
ProviderName	STORET