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TERMINAL GEYSER (11NPSWRD_WQX-LAVO_USGS_BSTG) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This spring site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "TERMINAL GEYSER" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LAVO_USGS_BSTG. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18020121.

This site is located in Plumas County County, California at 40.4214444000 degrees latitude and -121.3780000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal 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_USGS_BSTG" 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

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 1976 - 1981
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1976 - 1981
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1976 - 1981
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1976 - 1981
Organics, Other 1976 - 1981
Physical 1976 - 1981
*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-LAVO_USGS_BSTG
MonitoringLocationName TERMINAL GEYSER
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THIS STATION IS LOCATED ON THE READING PEAK 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT TERMINAL GEYSER IN LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK (LAVO). DATA WERE COLLECTED BY J. MICHAEL THOMPSON IN A 1983 REPORT TITLED "CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF THERMAL AND NONTHERMAL SPRINGS IN LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK AND VICINITY" FOR THE USGS. THE STATION COORDINATES PROVIDED IN THE REPORT WERE NOT USED FOR THIS STATION SINCE THEIR ACCURACY WAS QUESTIONABLE. THE STATION COORDINATES USED WERE A BEST ESTIMATE BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; WATER RESOURCES DIVISION. 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 WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525; TEL. 9702253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 18020121
LatitudeMeasure 40.4214444000
LongitudeMeasure -121.3780000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 063
ProviderName STORET