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Boucher East Spring (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRCA_GS2_BOUC08) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This spring site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Boucher East Spring" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRCA_GS2_BOUC08. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15010002.

This site is located in Coconino County County, Arizona at 36.1025090000 degrees latitude and -112.2372444000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 3110 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-GRCA_GS2_BOUC08" 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 2000 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2000 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2001
Nutrient 2000 - 2001
Organics, Other 2000 - 2001
Physical 2000 - 2001
Radiochemical 2000 - 2001
Stable Isotopes 2000 - 2001
*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-GRCA_GS2_BOUC08
MonitoringLocationName Boucher East Spring
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Boucher East Spring is on the southeast branch of Boucher Creek within the boundary of Grand Canyon National Park. The perennial spring discharges from a large travertine deposit associated with a slump block overlying the Bright Angel Shale in the upper part of the canyon. The actual point of spring issuance is obscured; however, water first appears in the Bright Angel Shale about midway up the slump block. As the point of issuance was inaccessible; water samples were collected near the base of the travertine deposit and discharge was measured in a small channel about 5 m downstream. The southeast branch of Boucher Creek is intermittent between the spring and the confluence with the main stem of Boucher Creek. The spring supports hanging gardens. The USGS site ID is 360411112141701.
HUCEightDigitCode 15010002
LatitudeMeasure 36.1025090000
LongitudeMeasure -112.2372444000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3110
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 005
ProviderName STORET