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LAGUNITAS CREEK 1/2 MILE UPSTREAM OF JEWELL (11NPSWRD_WQX-GOGA_WESCO_2_4) 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 "LAGUNITAS CREEK 1/2 MILE UPSTREAM OF JEWELL" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GOGA_WESCO_2_4. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18050005.

This site is located in Marin County County, California at 38.0320000000 degrees latitude and -122.7413889000 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-GOGA_WESCO_2_4" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 1990 - 1990
*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-GOGA_WESCO_2_4
MonitoringLocationName LAGUNITAS CREEK 1/2 MILE UPSTREAM OF JEWELL
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SAN GERONIMO CALIFORNIAMARIN CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ONE OF THREE ARTIFICIAL SPAWNING REDDS THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED ON LAGUNITAS CREEK APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE UPSTREAM OF JEWELL. THE REDD WAS CONSTRUCTED ON 19 APRIL 1990. PRIOR TO CLEANING THE GRAVELS; A PERFORATED STANDPIPE WAS DRIVEN 10 INCHES INTO THE UNDISTURBED GRAVELS AND THE INTRAGRAVEL D.O. READING WAS TAKEN. A HAND PUMP WAS USED TO PUMP WATER FROM THE STANDPIPE UNTIL THE WATER RAN MODERATELY CLEAR; AND D.O. WAS MEASURED ON 5; 8; AND 15 MAY 1990. THE RESULTS ARE IN "HABITAT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LAGUNITAS CREEK" BY DON KELLEY & ASSOCIATES AND ENTRIX INC. (FEBRUARY 1992). FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; FORT MASON BUILDING 201; SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA 94123. TEL (415) 5614620. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY PAUL MCELVERY AT NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80525. TEL (970) 2253560.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 18050005
LatitudeMeasure 38.0320000000
LongitudeMeasure -122.7413889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 041
ProviderName STORET