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MILLER SPRINGS AT THE NATIONAL ELK REFUGE (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRTE_GM_F5) 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 "MILLER SPRINGS AT THE NATIONAL ELK REFUGE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRTE_GM_F5. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17040103.

This site is located in Teton County County, Wyoming at 43.4959722000 degrees latitude and -110.7347500000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal 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-GRTE_GM_F5" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1976 - 1976
Microbiological 1976 - 1976
Nutrient 1976 - 1976
Organics, Other 1976 - 1976
Physical 1976 - 1976
*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-GRTE_GM_F5
MonitoringLocationName MILLER SPRINGS AT THE NATIONAL ELK REFUGE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE CACHE CREEK; WYTETON CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE STATION IS LOCATED AT MILLER SPRINGS AT THE NATIONAL ELK REFUGE AND IS OUTSIDE GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK. THE DATA WERE COLLECTED BY SIDNEY STUART AND DR. GORDON MCFETERS (MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY) AND WERE PRESENTED IN "AN EVALUATION OF ELK AND CATTLE ON THE CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF FLAT CREEK; TETON COUNTY; WYOMING." CATION/ANION DATA MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ANALYZED USING THE METHODOLOGY INDICATED BY THE STORET CODE. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES WERE ESTIMATED FROM DESCRIPTIONS AND MAPS IN THE REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARK CONTACT NATURAL RESOURCES AT GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK; P.O. DRAWER 170; MOOSE; WY 83012; TEL. (307)7393300. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RICHARD HENDERSON AT NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525; TEL. (970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 17040103
LatitudeMeasure 43.4959722000
LongitudeMeasure -110.7347500000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 039
ProviderName STORET