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Red Canyon Spring (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRCA_GS2_REDC02) 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 "Red Canyon Spring" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRCA_GS2_REDC02. 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 36.0057417000 degrees latitude and -111.9344510000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 4379 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_REDC02" 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 2001 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2001 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2001 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2001 - 2002
Nutrient 2001 - 2002
Organics, Other 2001 - 2002
Physical 2001 - 2002
Radiochemical 2001 - 2002
Stable Isotopes 2001 - 2002
*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-GRCA_GS2_REDC02
MonitoringLocationName Red Canyon Spring
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Red Canyon Spring discharges from bedding planes in the Muav Limestone in the main drainage of Red Canyon and consists of numerous small spring outlets close to one another. The site is at the head of the canyon and at the base of a 300mhigh, near vertical cliff of Redwall Limestone and Muav Limestone. The springs lie along the northstriking Hance Fault. Water samples were collected from the largest of the spring outlets at the east side of the canyon about 75 m downstream from the headwall. Discharge was measured about 300 m downstream where flow in the channel is constricted over a bedrock ledge. Water flowed in the channel of Red Canyon Creek for about 1 km downstream from the point of issuance during all visits. Farther downstream, flow becomes subterranean until it emerges near the mouth of Red Canyon. High cliffs shade the spring outlets much of the time, and maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillusveneris) and other riparian plant species are abundant at the site. The site is within the boundary of Grand Canyon National Park. The USGS site ID is 360020111560401.
HUCEightDigitCode 15010001
LatitudeMeasure 36.0057417000
LongitudeMeasure -111.9344510000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4379
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 005
ProviderName STORET