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Sun Creek Tributary A (11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_WIS_SNTRA) 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 "Sun Creek Tributary A" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CRLA_WIS_SNTRA. 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 42.8748166000 degrees latitude and -122.0946527000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6050 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_SNTRA" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Biological, Counts 1991 - 1991
*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_SNTRA
MonitoringLocationName Sun Creek Tributary A
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Tributary A is an unnamed major tributary to Sun Creek. This tributary descends the east slope of Sun Creek in a narrow, Vshaped valley and enters the creek at an elevation of approximately 6050 feet. At its mouth, Tributary A is about 1 meter wide and 1/2 the volume of Sun Creek. The station description was based on a station visit that occurred during October 1990.
HUCEightDigitCode 18010203
LatitudeMeasure 42.8748166000
LongitudeMeasure -122.0946527000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source (Tiger)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6050
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 035
ProviderName STORET