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MIDDLE RIPPLING SPRING (11NPSWRD_WQX-DINO_CSU_81) 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 "MIDDLE RIPPLING SPRING" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-DINO_CSU_81. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14040106.

This site is located in Moffat County County, Colorado at 40.5841667000 degrees latitude and -108.9944444000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6920 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-DINO_CSU_81" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1998 - 1998
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 1998
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1998 - 1998
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1998 - 1998
Nutrient 1998 - 1998
Organics, Other 1998 - 1998
Physical 1998 - 1998
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-DINO_CSU_81
MonitoringLocationName MIDDLE RIPPLING SPRING
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE CANYON OF LODORE SOUTH CO 7.5' SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE INSIDE DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT. THE STATION WAS ONE OF 94 LOCATIONS SAMPLED AS PART OF A JOINT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY MONITORING EFFORT TO STUDY THE CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SPRINGS; SEEPS; AND WELLS WITHIN DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT IN RELATION TO THE SURROUNDING GEOLOGY. DATA COLLECTED DURING 1997 WERE SUMMARIZED IN A COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY MASTER'S THESIS ENTITLED "WATER CHEMISTRY VARIATION BETWEEN LITHOLOGIES IN DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT; COLORADO" BY WILLIAM JOSEPH RICE (1998). THE FINAL REPORT DOCUMENTING THE ENTIRE DATASET (1997 AND 1998) IS TO BE RELEASED BY DR. JOHN STEDNICK OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL OF 1999. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARK OR THE STUDY; CONTACT THE CHIEF OF NATURAL RESOURCES AT DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT; 4545 HIGHWAY 40; DINOSAUR; CO 81610 (TEL. 9703743009). DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY NPSWRD; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 14040106
LatitudeMeasure 40.5841667000
LongitudeMeasure -108.9944444000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6920
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 081
ProviderName STORET