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North Platte River at FOLA, Site 2 (11NPSWRD_WQX-NGPN_FOLA_NPR2) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "North Platte River at FOLA, Site 2" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-NGPN_FOLA_NPR2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10180009.

This site is located in Goshen County County, Wyoming at 42.2075555600 degrees latitude and -104.5306388900 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-NGPN_FOLA_NPR2" 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*
Biological, Counts 2001 - 2001
*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-NGPN_FOLA_NPR2
MonitoringLocationName North Platte River at FOLA, Site 2
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station is at North Platte River at Fort Laramie National Historic Site (FOLA), Site 2. The given coordinates are the approximate midpoint of a transect, with the upstream point at 42.20786111N, 104.5309167W, and the downstream point at 42.2072500N, 104.5303611W. Researchers described the stream as run, fair water quality, depth was 0.6 to 0.9 m, higher velocity than the first station, no aquatic vegetation, and substrate was large gravel.
HUCEightDigitCode 10180009
LatitudeMeasure 42.2075555600
LongitudeMeasure -104.5306388900
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 015
ProviderName STORET