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Upper Hermit Creek Spring 1 Mile Above Gage (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRCA_INS_HERM06) 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 "Upper Hermit Creek Spring 1 Mile Above Gage" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRCA_INS_HERM06. 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 36.0631715000 degrees latitude and -112.2248987000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 3818 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_INS_HERM06" 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*
Physical 2003 - 2003
Stable Isotopes 2003 - 2003
*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_INS_HERM06
MonitoringLocationName Upper Hermit Creek Spring 1 Mile Above Gage
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Hermit Spring is about 3.6 km upstream from where the Tonto Trail crosses the Hermit Creek drainage. Spring water discharges from bedding planes at the base of Redwall Limestone cliffs near the contact with the Temple Butte Formation. The northstriking Hermit Fault, adjacent to Hermit Creek is a prominent structural feature in this part of Grand Canyon. Flow in Hermit Creek is continuous from the spring to the Colorado River. The USGS streamflowgaging station (station number 09403043) was used to determine discharge. The vegetation in the Hermit Creek drainage is dense and includes western redbud (Cercis occidentalis) and tamarisk (Tamarix chinensis).
HUCEightDigitCode 15010002
LatitudeMeasure 36.0631715000
LongitudeMeasure -112.2248987000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3818
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 005
ProviderName STORET