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Richardson Spring (Mammoth Cave) (11NPSWRD_WQX-MACA_B&K_RISER) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This cave site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Richardson Spring (Mammoth Cave)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-MACA_B&K_RISER. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05110001.

This site is located in Edmonson County County, Kentucky at 37.1836938600 degrees latitude and -86.0966304500 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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-MACA_B&K_RISER" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1964 - 1964
Physical 1964 - 1964
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-MACA_B&K_RISER
MonitoringLocationName Richardson Spring (Mammoth Cave)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Cave
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station was at Richardson Spring (Mammoth Cave). The spring is located inside the cave at Black Snake Avenue.
HUCEightDigitCode 05110001
LatitudeMeasure 37.1836938600
LongitudeMeasure -86.0966304500
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 21
CountyCode 061
ProviderName STORET