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GARRET CANYON (11NPSWRD_WQX-JOTR_NPS_GACA) 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 "GARRET CANYON" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-JOTR_NPS_GACA. 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 34.0249167000 degrees latitude and -116.2418333000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 4060 ft No vertical 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_NPS_GACA" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 1995 - 1997
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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-JOTR_NPS_GACA
MonitoringLocationName GARRET CANYON
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE INDIAN COVE CALIFORNIA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. GARRET CANYON IS A NATURAL SPRING AND IS INSIDE THE JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. THE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED AS PART OF A STUDY DONE BY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PERSONNEL. DATA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORT; "BASELINE WATER QUALITY SURVEY JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. TECHNICAL REPORT NPS/CCSOOSU/NRTR98/08." THE REPORT WAS PREPARED BY GARY LARSON ET AL. IN APRIL OF 1998. SOME OF THE STUDY OBJECTIVES WERE TO MAP WATER RESOURCES IN THE PARK AND TO DOCUMENT BASIC WATER QUALITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK; 74485 NATIONAL MONUMENT DRIVE; TWENTYNINE PALMS CA; 922773597 (TEL. 7603675500). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY CURTIS COOPER; 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 18100100
LatitudeMeasure 34.0249167000
LongitudeMeasure -116.2418333000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4060
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 065
ProviderName STORET