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WEST BRANCH WAPSINONOC CREEK (11NPSWRD_WQX-HEHO_CSU_WBWC) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "WEST BRANCH WAPSINONOC CREEK" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-HEHO_CSU_WBWC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07080206.

This site is located in Cedar County County, Iowa at 41.6700000000 degrees latitude and -91.3444444000 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-HEHO_CSU_WBWC" 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*
Nutrient 1989 - 1990
Organics, Other 1989 - 1990
Physical 1989 - 1990
*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-HEHO_CSU_WBWC
MonitoringLocationName WEST BRANCH WAPSINONOC CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE WEST BRANCH; IOWA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE; WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF HERBERT HOOVER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. THE SITE IS AT THE WEST BRANCH WAPSINONOC CREEK. THE STATION IS EAST OF PARKSIDE DRIVE AND SOUTH OF THE HISTORIC SITE'S AUXILIARY PARKING LOT. THE DATA ARE FROM AN UNDATED REPORT; "MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGES AND WATER QUALITY IN SIX NATIONAL PARK UNITS IN THE GREAT PLAINS;" BY BORIS C. KONDRATIEFF; ET AL.; COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY; FORT COLLINS; CO 80523. THE REPORT WAS PREPARED IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PARK; CONTACT THE SUPERINTENDENT; HERBERT HOOVER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE; #1 PARKSIDE DRIVE AND MAIN STREET; P.O. BOX 607; WEST BRANCH; IA 52358 TEL(319)6432828. THE DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ERIC LORD; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; COLORADO 80525; TEL(970)2253516; FAX(970)2259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 07080206
LatitudeMeasure 41.6700000000
LongitudeMeasure -91.3444444000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 19
CountyCode 031
ProviderName STORET