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JOHNSON LAKE (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRBA_ACHEM_JOHL) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "JOHNSON LAKE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRBA_ACHEM_JOHL. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16020301.

This site is located in White Pine County County, Nevada at 38.9436667000 degrees latitude and -114.2965556000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 3275 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-GRBA_ACHEM_JOHL" 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*
Physical 1990 - 1991
Stable Isotopes 1990 - 1991
*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-GRBA_ACHEM_JOHL
MonitoringLocationName JOHNSON LAKE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE WHEELER PEAK NVWHITE PINE COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT JOHNSON LAKE AND IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK. DATA ARE FROM A MASTER'S THESIS PREPARED BY STEPHEN ACHAEMPONG; "ISOTOPE HYDROLOGY OF LEHMAN AND BAKER CREEKS DRAINAGES; GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK; NEVADA." THIS THESIS WAS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCE; UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA; LAS VEGAS IN AUGUST OF 1992. THE DATA WERE COLLECTED IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE RECHARGE AND MIXING MECHANISMS OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE PARK USING ENVIRONMENTALLY STABLE ISOTOPES OF DEUTERIUM AND OXYGEN18. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PARK CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK; BAKER NV 893119700 (TEL. 7022347331). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADRIANE PETERSEN; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 16020301
LatitudeMeasure 38.9436667000
LongitudeMeasure -114.2965556000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3275
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 32
CountyCode 033
ProviderName STORET