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NEAR BEGINNING OF SPELUNKING ROUTE (11NPSWRD_WQX-JECA_PARK_JCA) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This cave site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "NEAR BEGINNING OF SPELUNKING ROUTE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-JECA_PARK_JCA. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10120107.

This site is located in Custer County County, South Dakota at 43.7291389000 degrees latitude and -103.8278889000 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-JECA_PARK_JCA" 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, Non-metals 1991 - 1998
Nutrient 1993 - 1998
Physical 1998 - 1998
*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-JECA_PARK_JCA
MonitoringLocationName NEAR BEGINNING OF SPELUNKING ROUTE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Cave
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE JEWEL CAVE SDCUSTER COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED FROM DRIPS NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE SPELUNKING ROUTE IN JEWEL CAVE. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY JEWEL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT PERSONNEL TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNTS OF CHLORIDES OR NITRATES IN THE WATER; INDICATING CONTAMINATION BY SEWAGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARK CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT JEWEL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT; R.R. 1 BOX 60AA; CUSTER SD 577309608 (TEL. 6056732288). 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/TUNNEL
HUCEightDigitCode 10120107
LatitudeMeasure 43.7291389000
LongitudeMeasure -103.8278889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 033
ProviderName STORET