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PAFA528R (11NPSWRD_WQX-FONE_NURE_6) 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 "PAFA528R" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FONE_NURE_6. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05020005.

This site is located in Fayette County County, Pennsylvania at 39.9005000000 degrees latitude and -79.6396944000 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-FONE_NURE_6" 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

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 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1977
Physical 1977 - 1977
Radiochemical 1977 - 1977
*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-FONE_NURE_6
MonitoringLocationName PAFA528R
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE UNIONTOWN PENNSYLVANIAFAYETTE CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT A SPRING. DATA ARE FROM THE "U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL GEOCHEMICAL DATA BASE: NATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCE EVALUATION DATA FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES" 1994 CDROM BY J.D. HOFFMAN AND K. BUTTLEMAN (USGS DIGITAL DATA SERIES DDS18A). THE DATA BASE INCLUDES STREAM SEDIMENT; SOIL; SURFACE WATER; AND GROUND WATER DATA. THE "UNIQID" FIELD ENTRY WAS USED TO CREATE THE SECONDARY STATION NAME. THE "SRLID" FIELD ENTRY WAS USED TO CREATE THE STATION LOCATION (THE 1ST 4 DIGITS REFER TO THE STATE AND THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE SITE IS LOCATED; THE NEXT 3 DIGITS REFER TO THE LOCALITY IN WHICH THE SITE IS LOCATED). NURE'S FORT NECESSITY NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD STREAM DATA WERE NOT UPLOADED TO STORET BECAUSE THE DATA DID NOT HAVE SAMPLING DATES. SAVANNAH RIVER LABORA TORY ANALYZED THE SAMPLES. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY KELLI O'CONNOR AT NPSWRD FORT COLLINS CO 80525. PH(970)2253556.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 05020005
LatitudeMeasure 39.9005000000
LongitudeMeasure -79.6396944000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 051
ProviderName STORET