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LAKE F1 OUTLET ON TRIB TO S. FORK KINGS RIVER (11NPSWRD_WQX-KICA_EPA_F1) 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 "LAKE F1 OUTLET ON TRIB TO S. FORK KINGS RIVER" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-KICA_EPA_F1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18030010.

This site is located in Fresno County County, California at 36.9373333000 degrees latitude and -118.4796111000 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-KICA_EPA_F1" 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 1992 - 1992
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1992 - 1992
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1992 - 1992
Nutrient 1992 - 1992
Organics, Other 1992 - 1992
Physical 1992 - 1992
*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-KICA_EPA_F1
MonitoringLocationName LAKE F1 OUTLET ON TRIB TO S. FORK KINGS RIVER
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SITE IS LOCATED ON THE MT. PINCHOT CALIFORNIA 7.5 MINUTE TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. IT WAS ONE OF 115 SITES SURVEYED FOR CHEMICAL CONDITIONS AND THE PRESENCE/ABSENCE OF VERTEBRATE POPULATIONS IN THE BENCH LAKE AND MT. PINCHOT AREA OF KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK DURING THE SUMMER OF 1992. RESULTS OF THE STUDY ARE PUBLISHED IN A FINAL REPORT TITLED DISTRIBUTION OF AQUATIC ANIMALS RELATIVE TO NATURALLY ACIDIC WATERS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA" WHICH WAS PREPARED FOR THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD RESEARCH DIVISION 2020 l STREET SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA 95814. THE CONTRACT NUMBER FOR THE REPORT IS A132173. A SUPPORTING STUDY TITLED "GEOLOGICAL CONTROLS ON NATURAL ACIDIFICATION OF ALPINE LAKES IN THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA" WAS PUBLISHED UNDER CONTRACT NUMBER A132192. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DAVID BRADFORD AT USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS LABORATORY P.O. BOX 93478 LAS VEGAS NEVADA PH (702) 7682681. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RANDY SIDDENS AT NPS WRD FORT COLLINS COLORADO PH(970)2253556 FAX(970)2259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 18030010
LatitudeMeasure 36.9373333000
LongitudeMeasure -118.4796111000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET