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Cottonwood Creek USGS No. 2 (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRCA_GS2_COTT05) 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 "Cottonwood Creek USGS No. 2" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRCA_GS2_COTT05. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15010001.

This site is located in Coconino County County, Arizona at 36.0188667000 degrees latitude and -111.9904194000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 4189 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_COTT05" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2000 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2000 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2002
Nutrient 2000 - 2002
Organics, Other 2000 - 2002
Physical 2000 - 2002
Radiochemical 2000 - 2002
Stable Isotopes 2000 - 2002
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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_COTT05
MonitoringLocationName Cottonwood Creek USGS No. 2
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Cottonwood Creek USGS No. 2 is on the western side of Horseshoe Mesa in the central branch of three branches in the headwaters of Cottonwood Creek. The perennial site discharges from channel alluvium about 600 m upstream from the USGS streamflow gaging station (station number 09402450). During site visits, water flowed from beneath a large boulder on the east side of the active channel. A thick stand of woody riparian species and aquatic vegetation are present in and near the stream channel. Flow continued in the channel 10 m before becoming subterranean and reemerging about 80 m upstream from the streamflowgaging station. Cottonwood Creek No. 2 is in the Bright Angel Shale. This formation is not exposed near the site; however, outcrops are visible lower and higher in the drainage. Water samples were collected where water flows from a small pool adjacent to the point of issuance. Discharge was measured at the streamflow gaging station. The site is within the boundary of Grand Canyon National Park. The USGS site ID is 360108111592600. The station name 'Cottonwood Creek No. 2' is the name used by the USGS in reports to the park.
HUCEightDigitCode 15010001
LatitudeMeasure 36.0188667000
LongitudeMeasure -111.9904194000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4189
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 005
ProviderName STORET