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Horizontal Well H1GA in Basalt in Hagerman Fossil Beds N.M. (11NPSWRD_WQX-HAFO_GWQ_H1GA) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Horizontal Well H1GA in Basalt in Hagerman Fossil Beds N.M." and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-HAFO_GWQ_H1GA. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17040212.

This site is located in Twin Falls County County, Idaho at 42.8264400000 degrees latitude and -114.9370100000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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-HAFO_GWQ_H1GA" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 1999 - 1999
Nutrient 1999 - 1999
Physical 1999 - 1999
*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-HAFO_GWQ_H1GA
MonitoringLocationName Horizontal Well H1GA in Basalt in Hagerman Fossil Beds N.M.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The study was arranged in a complete random design consisting of ground water from aquifer type (basalt or sand), wells into aquifer types, irrigation canal water, and Snake River water. In March 1999, three plots were randomly established in each basalt and sand aquifer on the south side of the Snake River Canyon in the Hagerman Fossil Bed National Monument. Plots were spaced 40 to 90 m apart and were 30 m long (across the hillside) by 10 m wide (downhill). Three 10cmdiameter by 2.0mlong plastic PVC pipes were randomly set horizontally 1.0 m into the aquifers to reduce possible microbial contamination from wildlife in the area. Wells were located from 3 to 10 m apart in each plot. Water flowed freely from each pipe during all months of the year. In addition, one 20cmdiameter well was drilled vertically into each aquifer from the top of the plateau. Monthly triplicate samples were taken from horizontal wells, vertical wells, the irrigation canal, and the Snake River during a 12month period.
HUCEightDigitCode 17040212
LatitudeMeasure 42.8264400000
LongitudeMeasure -114.9370100000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 16
CountyCode 083
ProviderName STORET