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FROZEN MAT LAVA TUBE (11NPSWRD_WQX-ELMA_DN_02) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This cave site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "FROZEN MAT LAVA TUBE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ELMA_DN_02. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13020206.

This site is located in Cibola County County, New Mexico at 34.9541667000 degrees latitude and -108.1083333000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. 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-ELMA_DN_02" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 1993 - 1993
*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-ELMA_DN_02
MonitoringLocationName FROZEN MAT LAVA TUBE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Cave
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE ICE CAVES; NMCIBOLA CO. 7.5' SERIES (TOPO.) QUADRANGLE. THE STATION IS LOCATED INSIDE OF THE FROZEN MAT LAVA TUBE AND IS LOCATED WITHIN EL MALPAIS NATIONAL MONUMENT. THE SAMPLE WAS OBTAINED FROM WATER THAT WAS TAKEN INTO A SYRINGE FROM BESIDE THE ICE SHEET IN THE BACK ROOM OF THE CAVE AND WAS ANALYZED BY SIMON SANTILLANES AT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE; NM. THE DATA ARE PART OF THE REPORT "LAVA TUBE FIRE IMPACT STUDY; EL MALPAIS NATIONAL MONUMENT; NEW MEXICO" BY KENNETH INGHAM (KENNETH INGHAM CONSULTING); DIANA E. NORTHUP (UNIV. OF NM); AND DR. W. CALVIN WELBOURN (FLORIDA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES). APPROXIMATE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES WERE GIVEN IN THE REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MONUMENT CONTACT NATURAL RESOURCES AT EL MALPAIS NATIONAL MONUMENT; P.O. BOX 939; GRANTS; NM 87020; TEL. (505)2855406. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RICHARD HENDERSON AT NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525; TEL. (970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING/TUNNEL
HUCEightDigitCode 13020206
LatitudeMeasure 34.9541667000
LongitudeMeasure -108.1083333000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 006
ProviderName STORET