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Coyote Gulch abv Escalante River (11NPSWRD_WQX-GLCA_L1_CGAER) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Coyote Gulch abv Escalante River" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GLCA_L1_CGAER. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14070005.

This site is located in Kane County County, Utah at 37.4280556000 degrees latitude and -110.9863889000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 3715 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-GLCA_L1_CGAER" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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-GLCA_L1_CGAER
MonitoringLocationName Coyote Gulch abv Escalante River
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Coyote Gulch is a perennial tributary flowing east to west into the Escalante River in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Water samples were collected near where the 'Crack in the Rock' trail crosses Coyote Gulch, about 3,000 feet upstream of it's confluence with the Escalante River. Wildlife and backpackers use this stream as a water source and water samples provide information about the waterquality. Agricultural activities occur currently or have occurred historically in the Coyote Gulch watershed.
HUCEightDigitCode 14070005
LatitudeMeasure 37.4280556000
LongitudeMeasure -110.9863889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3715
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 025
ProviderName STORET