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POTHOLE SAMPLING SITE HO-2 (11NPSWRD_WQX-JOTR_LANL_HO2) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "POTHOLE SAMPLING SITE HO-2" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-JOTR_LANL_HO2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18100100.

This site is located in Riverside County County, California at 33.9806944000 degrees latitude and -116.0134167000 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-JOTR_LANL_HO2" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 1990 - 1990
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1990 - 1990
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1990 - 1990
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1990 - 1990
Nutrient 1990 - 1990
Organics, Other 1990 - 1990
Physical 1990 - 1990
Radiochemical 1990 - 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-JOTR_LANL_HO2
MonitoringLocationName POTHOLE SAMPLING SITE HO-2
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE MALAPAI HILL CARIVERSIDE CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. POTHOLE SAMPLING SITE HO2 IS AT A POTHOLE IN THE HIDDEN VALLEY AREA INSIDE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL MONUMENT. (JOTR). DATA ARE FROM THE REPORT "CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED POTHOLE WATER SOURCES IN SOUTHWESTERN NATIONAL PARKS; MONUMENTS; AND RECREATION AREAS" BY ERNEST S. GLADNEY ET AL.; LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY; OCTOBER 1993. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO ESTABLISH BASELINE CHEMICAL DATA ON POTHOLE ECOSYSTEMS IN ORDER TO MONITOR AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE SAMPLING SITE IS UNCERTAIN; A CENTRALIZED POINT IN THE STUDY AREA WAS USED. FOR MORE INFORMATION; CONTACT NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AT JOTR; 74485 NATIONAL MONUMENT DRIVE; TWENTYNINE PALMS CA 92277; TEL. 7603675500. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY MELANIE SCHNIER AT NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525; TEL. 9702253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 18100100
LatitudeMeasure 33.9806944000
LongitudeMeasure -116.0134167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 065
ProviderName STORET