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BIG BLUE CREEK 21 MILES SE OF DUMAS (11NPSWRD_WQX-LAMR_RRA_1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "BIG BLUE CREEK 21 MILES SE OF DUMAS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LAMR_RRA_1. 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 35.7210000000 degrees latitude and -101.6646111000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 3000 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_RRA_1" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Information 1997 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1997 - 1998
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1997 - 1998
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1997 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1997 - 1997
Microbiological 1997 - 1998
Nutrient 1997 - 1998
Organics, Other 1997 - 1998
Organics, PCBs 1997 - 1997
Organics, Pesticide 1997 - 1997
Physical 1997 - 1998
*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-LAMR_RRA_1
MonitoringLocationName BIG BLUE CREEK 21 MILES SE OF DUMAS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE EVANS CANYON TEXAS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS UPSTREAM OF ROUTE 1913; 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DUMAS. THE SAMPLING SITE IS INSIDE LAKE MEREDITH NRA BOUNDARIES. THE DATA WAS COLLECTED BY THE RED RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS. SURFACE WATER QUALITY MONITORING DATA COLLECTED BY THE RED RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS AND OTHER TEXAS WATER AGENCIES CAN BE ACCESSED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.RRA.DST.TX.US. GRANT PHILLIPS OF THE RED RIVER AUTHORITY IS THE RRA CONTACT FOR THE SURFACE WATER QUALITY MONITORING WEBSITE. 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; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS COLORADO; 80525. TEL. 9702253516. FAX. 9702259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 11090105
LatitudeMeasure 35.7210000000
LongitudeMeasure -101.6646111000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3000
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 341
ProviderName STORET