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HANSEL VALLEY CREEK - MIDDLE DISTRIBUTARY (11NPSWRD_WQX-GOSP_DNR_11) 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 "HANSEL VALLEY CREEK - MIDDLE DISTRIBUTARY" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GOSP_DNR_11. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16020309.

This site is located in Box Elder County County, Utah at 41.7092778000 degrees latitude and -112.7192778000 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-GOSP_DNR_11" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1964 - 1964
Organics, Other 1964 - 1964
Physical 1964 - 1964
*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-GOSP_DNR_11
MonitoringLocationName HANSEL VALLEY CREEK - MIDDLE DISTRIBUTARY
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE LAKE RIDGE; UTAH 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT HANSEL VALLEY CREEKMIDDLE DISTRIBUTARY; WHICH LIES OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF GOLDEN SPIKE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE; APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE VISITOR CENTER. THE DATA ARE FROM THE 1971 REPORT "HYDROLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF HANSEL VALLEY AND ROZEL FLAT; BOX ELDER COUNTY; UTAH"; BY J.W. HOOD; TECHNICAL PUBLICATION NO. 33; STATE OF UTAH; DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE REPORT WAS PREPARED BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN COOPERATION WITH THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT WAS THREEFOLD: (1) TO PRESENT HYDROLOGIC DATA FOR HANSEL VALLEY AND ROZEL FLAT; (2) TO PROVIDE AN EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA; AND (3) TO IDENTIFY NEEDED STUDIES THAT WOULD IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE AREA'S WATER SUPPLY. THE DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ERIC LORD; NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525; TEL (970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 16020309
LatitudeMeasure 41.7092778000
LongitudeMeasure -112.7192778000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET