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BLUE CREEK AT SECONDARY ROUTE 504 BRIDGE (11NPSWRD_WQX-GOSP_DNR_19) 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 "BLUE CREEK AT SECONDARY ROUTE 504 BRIDGE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GOSP_DNR_19. 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 41.6355556000 degrees latitude and -112.4444444000 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_19" 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 1959 - 1964
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1959 - 1970
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1959 - 1961
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1959 - 1960
Nutrient 1959 - 1964
Organics, Other 1959 - 1964
Physical 1959 - 1970
*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-GOSP_DNR_19
MonitoringLocationName BLUE CREEK AT SECONDARY ROUTE 504 BRIDGE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE LAMPO JUNCTION; UTAH 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT BLUE CREEK ((B105)5bab) AT THE SECONDARY ROUTE 504 BRIDGE; WHICH IS OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF GOLDEN SPIKE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE; APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES EAST OF THE VISITOR CENTER. THE DATA ARE FROM THE 1972 REPORT "HYDROLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF BLUE CREEK VALLEY AREA; BOX ELDER COUNTY; UTAH"; BY J.W. HOOD; TECHNICAL PUBLICATION NO. 37; 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 THE BLUE CREEK VALLEY AREA; (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 41.6355556000
LongitudeMeasure -112.4444444000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET