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New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

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El Morro Water Supply Well (11NPSWRD_WQX-ELMO_L1_WSW) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "El Morro Water Supply Well" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ELMO_L1_WSW. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15020004.

This site is located in Cibola County County, New Mexico at 35.0461111000 degrees latitude and -108.3638889000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 7158 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-ELMO_L1_WSW" 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

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Nutrient 2005 - 2005
Organics, Other 2005 - 2005
Physical 2005 - 2005
Radiochemical 2005 - 2005
*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-ELMO_L1_WSW
MonitoringLocationName El Morro Water Supply Well
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This well provides the public drinking water supply for El Morro National Monument. Water samples were collected from a well faucet prior to any filtration or treatment. The well was purged according to USGS groundwater sampling protocol. This is the water supply well for El Morro National Monument. Water samples provide information about the waterquality.
HUCEightDigitCode 15020004
LatitudeMeasure 35.0461111000
LongitudeMeasure -108.3638889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 7158
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 006
ProviderName STORET