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Fossil Gulch South Fork PVC (11NPSWRD_WQX-HAFO_L1_FGSFPVC) 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 "Fossil Gulch South Fork PVC" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-HAFO_L1_FGSFPVC. 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 42.8243000000 degrees latitude and -114.9491000000 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-HAFO_L1_FGSFPVC" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Physical 1999 - 2000
*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-HAFO_L1_FGSFPVC
MonitoringLocationName Fossil Gulch South Fork PVC
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Only information is that the data are from FGSFPVC. Data contained in Brock W. Dille 2006 University of Idaho thesis (p.144). On p.12, the thesis shows a PLSS of T07S R13E 17AAA. Lat/Lon coordinates are approximate/guess.
HUCEightDigitCode 17040212
LatitudeMeasure 42.8243000000
LongitudeMeasure -114.9491000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 16
CountyCode 083
ProviderName STORET