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LAKE L3 OUTLET ON TRIB TO WHITE FORK (11NPSWRD_WQX-KICA_EPA_L3) 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 L3 OUTLET ON TRIB TO WHITE FORK" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-KICA_EPA_L3. 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 36.9113889000 degrees latitude and -118.4386111000 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_L3" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 1992 - 1992
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-KICA_EPA_L3
MonitoringLocationName LAKE L3 OUTLET ON TRIB TO WHITE FORK
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 36.9113889000
LongitudeMeasure -118.4386111000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET