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CHICKEN CREEK ON LX RANCH (11NPSWRD_WQX-LAMR_RRA_4) 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 "CHICKEN CREEK ON LX RANCH" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LAMR_RRA_4. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11090105.

This site is located in Potter County County, Texas at 35.4750000000 degrees latitude and -101.7600000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 3020 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_4" 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 1997 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1997 - 1997
Nutrient 1997 - 1997
Organics, Other 1997 - 1997
Physical 1997 - 1997
*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_RRA_4
MonitoringLocationName CHICKEN CREEK ON LX RANCH
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE CHUNKY TEXAS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED ON CHICKEN CREEK ON LX RANCH APPROXIMATELY 570 METERS UPSTREAM OF CONFLUENCE WITH CANADIAN RIVER; 18 MILES NORTH OF AMARILLO AND 7 MILES WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 136. THE DATA WERE 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 35.4750000000
LongitudeMeasure -101.7600000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3020
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 375
ProviderName STORET