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PREGNANT SOLUTION POND-MORNING STAR MINE (11NPSWRD_WQX-MOJA_CCJM_POND) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This mine/mine discharge site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "PREGNANT SOLUTION POND-MORNING STAR MINE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-MOJA_CCJM_POND. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16060015.

This site is located in San Bernardino County County, California at 35.3598333000 degrees latitude and -115.4862222000 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-MOJA_CCJM_POND" 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, Minor, Metals 1994 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1991 - 1996
Physical 1991 - 1991
*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-MOJA_CCJM_POND
MonitoringLocationName PREGNANT SOLUTION POND-MORNING STAR MINE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Mine/Mine Discharge
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE JOSHUA CASAN BERNARDINO CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT THE PREGNANT SOLUTION POND BELOW LEACH PAD NUMBER 1 ON THE MORNING STAR MINE SITE IN MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. DATA ARE FROM THE "FINAL PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT; MORNING STAR MINE; SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA;" PREPARED BY CC JOHNSON & MALHOTRA; SEPTEMBER 27 1996. THE SAMPLE SITE WAS APPROXIMATED AS THE CENTER OF THE POND. THE REPORT INCLUDES DATA ANALYZED BY FOUR DIFFERENT LABS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARK; CONTACT NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT MOJAVE; 222 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE 202; BARSTOW CA 92311; TEL. 6192558726. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY MELANIE SCHNIER AT NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525; TEL. 9702253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /RESERV/TYPA/AMBNT/MINE/IMPDMT
HUCEightDigitCode 16060015
LatitudeMeasure 35.3598333000
LongitudeMeasure -115.4862222000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET