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M.C. SPRING; SODA SPRINGS (WEST SODA LAKE) (11NPSWRD_WQX-MOJA_TB_MCSP) 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 "M.C. SPRING; SODA SPRINGS (WEST SODA LAKE)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-MOJA_TB_MCSP. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18090208.

This site is located in San Bernardino County County, California at 35.1407778000 degrees latitude and -116.1041667000 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_TB_MCSP" 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

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 1985 - 1985
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1985 - 1985
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1985 - 1985
Nutrient 1985 - 1985
Organics, Other 1985 - 1985
Physical 1985 - 1985
*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-MOJA_TB_MCSP
MonitoringLocationName M.C. SPRING; SODA SPRINGS (WEST SODA LAKE)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SODA LAKE NORTH; CASAN BERNARDINO CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE WEST SIDE OF SODA LAKE AT M.C. SPRING AND IS IN MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. THE DATA WERE COLLECTED BY THOMAS W. BILHORN AND C. ROBERT FELDMATH OF CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE (CLAREMONT; CA) AND WERE PRESENTED IN THE OCTOBER 30; 1985 REPORT "WATER QUALITY AND HYDROLOGY STUDIES AT SODA SPRINGS; SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CA." THE REPORT WAS PREPARED FOR THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES WERE BASED ON DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN IN THE REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRESERVE CONTACT NATURAL RESOURCES AT MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE; 222 EAST MAIN STREET; SUITE 202; BARSTOW; CA 92311; TEL. (619)2558726. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RICHARD HENDERSON AT NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525; TEL. (970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 18090208
LatitudeMeasure 35.1407778000
LongitudeMeasure -116.1041667000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET