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CLIFF PALACE SPRING (11NPSWRD_WQX-MEVE_NPS_CLIFF) 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 "CLIFF PALACE SPRING" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-MEVE_NPS_CLIFF. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080107.

This site is located in Montezuma County County, Colorado at 37.1668056000 degrees latitude and -108.4726389000 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-MEVE_NPS_CLIFF" 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*
Radiochemical 1994 - 1994
*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-MEVE_NPS_CLIFF
MonitoringLocationName CLIFF PALACE SPRING
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE MOCCASIN MESA COMONTEZUMA COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS CLIFF PALACE SPRING AND IS LOCATED WITHIN THE MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARIES. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY MARILYN COLYER OF MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK AND ANALYZED BY CORE LABORATORIES; CASPER WYOMING. SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED TO COMPARE CLIFF PALACE SPRING WATER WITH MANCOS SHALE WATER; WHICH IS IN AN ANTICLINE AND HAS BEEN POSTULATED TO BE FROM A FAULT (MAY BE ARTESIAN). FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK; P.O. BOX 8; MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK CO 813300008 (TEL. 9705294461). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADRIANE PETERSEN; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DR. SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 14080107
LatitudeMeasure 37.1668056000
LongitudeMeasure -108.4726389000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 083
ProviderName STORET