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Salt Creek Spring (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRCA_GS2_SALT04) 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 "Salt Creek Spring" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRCA_GS2_SALT04. 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 36.0768500000 degrees latitude and -112.1610167000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 3959 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_SALT04" 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 - 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
*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_SALT04
MonitoringLocationName Salt Creek Spring
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Salt Creek Spring is at a headwall in the main Salt Creek drainage about 800 m upstream from the Tonto Trail crossing. Water discharges from bedding planes in the Muav Limestone and drips down an 8m high cliff face of Muav Limestone onto a small talus slope on the west side of the canyon. The point of issuance of water is inaccessible; therefore, water samples were collected at the talus slope. All water enters the channel alluvium immediately downstream from the talus slope. During all site visits there was no evidence of flowing water in the stream channel from the talus slope to the Tonto Trail crossing. Discharge was measured where water flows over exposed Tapeats Sandstone surfaces near the Tonto Trail. Water flows intermittently downstream from the Tonto Trail crossing to the Colorado River. Recent flooding has removed large vegetation from the Salt Creek drainage. The site is within the boundary of Grand Canyon National Park. The USGS site ID is 360439112094101.
HUCEightDigitCode 15010002
LatitudeMeasure 36.0768500000
LongitudeMeasure -112.1610167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3959
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 005
ProviderName STORET