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Apache Spring in Fort Bowie NHS (11NPSWRD_WQX-FOBO_NPSWRD_AS) 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 "Apache Spring in Fort Bowie NHS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FOBO_NPSWRD_AS. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15040006.

This site is located in Cochise County County, Arizona at 32.1455833000 degrees latitude and -109.4398333000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 4900 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-FOBO_NPSWRD_AS" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1968 - 1968
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 1968
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 1968
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1968 - 1968
Nutrient 1968 - 1968
Organics, Other 1968 - 1968
Physical 1968 - 1976
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FOBO_NPSWRD_AS
MonitoringLocationName Apache Spring in Fort Bowie NHS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Station is located at the marked Apache Spring on the Bowie Mtn. North Ariz. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) minute quadrangle. Station is located inside Fort Bowie National Historic Site. This station is the same as the USGS spring number D1528 12ACC (D1528 12ACC1 in STORET); however; the latitude/longitude of the USGS spring (32 08 42; 109 25 24) appears to be incorrect/different from the latitude/longitude for Apache Spring. Data stored under this station name come from the National Park Service Water Resources Division (WRD) files and include: a sample collected by the USGS in 1968 and some field measurements made by WRD in 1975 and 1976. For additional information on Apache Spring contact: Fort Bowie National Historic Site; P.O. Box 158; Bowie Arizona 85605 (tel. 5208472500). Data processed and uploaded to STORET by Dean Tucker; NPS Water Resources Division; 1201 Oak Ridge Dr. Suite 250; Fort Collins CO 80525 (tel. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 15040006
LatitudeMeasure 32.1455833000
LongitudeMeasure -109.4398333000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4900
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET