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JUNIPER LAKE STATION 16 (11NPSWRD_WQX-LAVO_PMH_JL16) 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 "JUNIPER LAKE STATION 16" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LAVO_PMH_JL16. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18020121.

This site is located in Lassen County County, California at 40.4495833000 degrees latitude and -121.2989167000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6745 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-LAVO_PMH_JL16" 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*
Information 1960 - 1960
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1960 - 1960
Physical 1960 - 1960
*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-LAVO_PMH_JL16
MonitoringLocationName JUNIPER LAKE STATION 16
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station is located in Lassen Volcanic National Park on the Mt. Harkness CA 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle. Data were collected at this site by Paul M. Hubbell of Humboldt State University as part of a report "A Survey of General Ecological Conditions in a Group of Lakes in Lassen National Park 1960." All measurements are assumed to have been taken in the field. Juniper Lake is the largest lake within the park boundaries. Juniper Lake has a maximum depth of 234 feet located in the southeastern part of the lake. Water quality station 16 is located along the eastern shore of the lake. There are a number of small inlets flowing in from the north; east; and west sides of the lake. For further information regarding Lassen Volcanic National Park contact Natural Resources; Lassen Volcanic National Park; P.O. Box 100; Mineral; CA 96063; Tel. 5305954444. Data for this station were uploaded to STORET by Lisa G. Smith; National Park Service; WRD; 1201 Oak Ridge Drive; Fort Collins; CO 80525; Tel. 9702253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 18020121
LatitudeMeasure 40.4495833000
LongitudeMeasure -121.2989167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6745
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 035
ProviderName STORET