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Surprise Lake (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRTE_SUR01) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Surprise Lake" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRTE_SUR01. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17040101.

This site is located in Teton County County, Wyoming at 43.7279672600 degrees latitude and -110.7773565830 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 9504.59 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-GRTE_SUR01" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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 2007 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2007 - 2008
Nutrient 2007 - 2008
Physical 2007 - 2008
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRTE_SUR01
MonitoringLocationName Surprise Lake
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText At Surprise Lake follow the trail down to the lake shore. You will see a spur trail going off to the left side of the lake; follow this trail to the outlet. The site is on the right site of the outlet looking at the lake.
HUCEightDigitCode 17040101
LatitudeMeasure 43.7279672600
LongitudeMeasure -110.7773565830
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 9504.59
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 039
ProviderName STORET