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Sun Creek at 6490 ft Elevation (11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_WIS_SN6490) 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 6490 ft Elevation" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_WIS_SN6490. 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 42.8834944000 degrees latitude and -122.0964388000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6490 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-CRLA_WIS_SN6490" 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*
Biological, Counts 1990 - 1990
Physical 1990 - 1990
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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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_SN6490
MonitoringLocationName Sun Creek at 6490 ft Elevation
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This segment has a low to moderate gradient that traverses Sun Meadows. The stream flows along the east ridge that borders this meadow area. The east ridge has a moderately dense fir forest growing down to near the channel, providing partial shading. Dry and wet meadows are found on the west side of the stream. There are some patches of fir in the meadow, plus extensive growth of low willows near the stream channel. Stream banks are steep, and about 0.5 meters high. The channel is narrowly confined between these banks for most of its length. Mean channel width is about 0.5 meters. Banks are stabilized by herbs grass, willows, roots, and moss. Some reaches have slightly undercut banks. Run habitat is dominant and riffles are common. These erosional habitats are broken by occasional debris dams and pools. Pool development is poor overall. Depths average about 5 cm in runsriffles. Bottom substrates are dominated by fine to medium gravel and sand. Coarser gravel is found in some riffles, but cobbles are rare. Kicknet and hand pick samples were taken at 6490 feet, just upstream of where the motorized nature trail crosses the stream. The station description was based on station visits that occurred during September 1990.
HUCEightDigitCode 18010203
LatitudeMeasure 42.8834944000
LongitudeMeasure -122.0964388000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source (Tiger)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6490
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 035
ProviderName STORET