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Alcove Spring (11NPSWRD_WQX-NCPN_CANY_ALCOVE) 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 "Alcove Spring" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-NCPN_CANY_ALCOVE. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14060008.

This site is located in San Juan County County, Utah at 38.2720729000 degrees latitude and -109.8831462300 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1509 m No vertical 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-NCPN_CANY_ALCOVE" 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*
Biological, Fish 2014 - 2023
Biological, Plants 2014 - 2023
Information 2014 - 2023
Not Assigned 2014 - 2023
Physical 2014 - 2023
*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-NCPN_CANY_ALCOVE
MonitoringLocationName Alcove Spring
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Spring Orifice: The spring emerges from a colluvial slope below a large alcove. There are sparse Phragmites present on the colluvial slope within the alcove tapping the groundwater. After approximately 37 m Phragmites becomes thick and surface water appears. The surface water creates a channel that in places becomes slow moving. Surface water is intermittent. || Channel: The channel geomorphology is indistinct and is primarily shown by dense Eleocharis. There are flowing sections and underground sections. || Aquifer Type: Sandstone || Geologic Unit: Navajo SS || Geomorphic Surfaces: (1) CH of type 'Channel' comprising 126m^2 of the sample site; (2) CS of type 'Colluvial Slope' comprising 2646m^2 of the sample site; (3) Total site area: 2772m^2
HUCEightDigitCode 14060008
LatitudeMeasure 38.2720729000
LongitudeMeasure -109.8831462300
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1509
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 037
ProviderName STORET