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LAKE MEREDITH-SOUTH CANYON (11NPSWRD_WQX-LAMR_TPWD_06) 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 "LAKE MEREDITH-SOUTH CANYON" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LAMR_TPWD_06. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11090105.

This site is located in Hutchinson County County, Texas at 35.7100000000 degrees latitude and -101.5510000000 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_TPWD_06" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Information 1985 - 1996
Physical 1984 - 1996
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LAMR_TPWD_06
MonitoringLocationName LAKE MEREDITH-SOUTH CANYON
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SANFORD TEXAS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTH CANYON AREA AT LAKE MEREDITH IN THE LAKE MEREDITH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA (LAMR). DATA ARE FROM FISH MONITORING REPORTS BY THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT'S (TPWD) FISHERIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION. MULTIPLE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATE VALUES WERE GIVEN FOR EACH STATION. THE MOST COMMONLY LISTED COORDINATE PAIR WAS USED TO UPLOAD THE DATA TO STORET. AIR TEMPERATURE; WATER TEMPERATURE; D.O.; AND SECCHI DEPTH VALUES LISTED FOR THIS SITE MAY HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AT ANOTHER STATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CHARLES MUNGER AT TPWD OR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT LAMR; P.O. BOX 1460; FRITCH TX 790361460. TEL. 8078573151. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADAM HENSON; NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525. TEL. 9702253516. FAX. 9702259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /RESERV/TYPA/AMBNT
HUCEightDigitCode 11090105
LatitudeMeasure 35.7100000000
LongitudeMeasure -101.5510000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2915
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 233
ProviderName STORET