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SQUARE TOWER SPRING; EAST END (11NPSWRD_WQX-HOVE_NPS_STSD) 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 "SQUARE TOWER SPRING; EAST END" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-HOVE_NPS_STSD. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080202.

This site is located in San Juan County County, Utah at 37.3864230000 degrees latitude and -109.0802400000 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-HOVE_NPS_STSD" 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

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 1994 - 1994
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1994 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1994 - 1994
Nutrient 1994 - 1994
Organics, Other 1994 - 1994
Physical 1994 - 1994
*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-HOVE_NPS_STSD
MonitoringLocationName SQUARE TOWER SPRING; EAST END
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE RUIN POINT UT 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT THE EAST END OF SQUARE TOWER SPRING AND IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF HOVENWEEP NATIONAL MONUMENT (HOVE). DATA WERE COLLECTED AS PART OF THE REGULAR MONITORING OF HOVE WATER SITES AND WERE ANALYZED BY THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SOIL; WATER; AND PLANT TESTING LABORATORY; FORT COLLINS CO. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT HOVENWEEP NATIONAL MONUMENT; MCELMO ROUTE; CORTEZ CO 813218901 (TEL. 9705294461). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADRIANE PETERSEN; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 14080202
LatitudeMeasure 37.3864230000
LongitudeMeasure -109.0802400000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 037
ProviderName STORET