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MARTINS CANYON-TURKEY CREEK AREA (11NPSWRD_WQX-LAMR_COOPER_3) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This reservoir site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "MARTINS CANYON-TURKEY CREEK AREA" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LAMR_COOPER_3. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11090105.

This site is located in Moore County County, Texas at 35.6371389000 degrees latitude and -101.6580833000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 2915 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-LAMR_COOPER_3" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1967 - 1975
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1967 - 1975
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1967 - 1975
Microbiological 1967 - 1969
Nutrient 1967 - 1975
Organics, Other 1967 - 1975
Physical 1967 - 1975
*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-LAMR_COOPER_3
MonitoringLocationName MARTINS CANYON-TURKEY CREEK AREA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE EVANS CANYON TEXAS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE MARTINS CANYON TURKEY CREEK AREA OF THE LAKE MEREDITH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. THE SAMPLING STATION IS ON LAKE MEREDITH AT THE MIDPOINT FROM THE SHORELINE ALONG BUREAU OF RECLAMATION SURVEY SEDIMENTATION RANGE LINE R16. DATA WERE COLLECTED AT THIS SITE FROM 1967 THROUGH 1974 BY WILLIAM A. COOPER OF WEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY; DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY; TO ASSESS THE WATER QUALITY OF LAKE MEREDITH. DATA WERE SUMMARIZED IN ANNUAL REPORTS TITLED "WATER QUALITY AND LIMNOLOGY OF LAKE MEREDITH." FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT LAKE MEREDITH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; P.O. BOX 1460 FRITCH TEXAS 790361460; TEL. 8078573151. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADAM HENSON; NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250 FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80525. TEL.9702253516. FAX. 9702259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /RESERV/TYPA/AMBNT
HUCEightDigitCode 11090105
LatitudeMeasure 35.6371389000
LongitudeMeasure -101.6580833000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2915
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 341
ProviderName STORET