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New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

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MILL CREEK BELOW CONFLUENCE WITH CANYON CREEK (11NPSWRD_WQX-LAVO_USGS_MCBC) 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 "MILL CREEK BELOW CONFLUENCE WITH CANYON CREEK" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LAVO_USGS_MCBC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18020156.

This site is located in Tehama County County, California at 40.3755278000 degrees latitude and -121.5071667000 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_MCBC" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1983 - 1983
Physical 1983 - 1983
*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_USGS_MCBC
MonitoringLocationName MILL CREEK BELOW CONFLUENCE WITH CANYON CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THIS STATION IS LOCATED ON THE LASSEN PEAK CA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT MILL CREEK 0.5 MILES BELOW THE CONFLUENCE WITH CANYON CREEK OUTSIDE OF LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY MICHAEL L. SOREY AS PART OF THE "REPORT ON FIELD TRIP TO LASSEN REGION ON AUGUST 15; 1983" FOR THE USGS. THE PRECISE LOCATION OF THE STATION IS UNKNOWN; AN ESTIMATE OF THE STATION LOCATION WAS DETERMINED BASED ON THE STATION DESCRIPTION GIVEN IN THE REPORT. 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 SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525; TEL. 9702253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 18020156
LatitudeMeasure 40.3755278000
LongitudeMeasure -121.5071667000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 103
ProviderName STORET