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Beaver Creek Near Cold Springs Creek, Pool 5 (11NPSWRD_WQX-NGPN_WICA_BNR5) 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 "Beaver Creek Near Cold Springs Creek, Pool 5" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-NGPN_WICA_BNR5. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10120109.

This site is located in Custer County County, South Dakota at 43.5820134200 degrees latitude and -103.4821020000 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_WICA_BNR5" 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

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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-NGPN_WICA_BNR5
MonitoringLocationName Beaver Creek Near Cold Springs Creek, Pool 5
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station is at Beaver Creek near Cold Springs Creek, Pool 5. No coordinates were provided in the source. Researchers described the location as: sampled low velocity pools as we moved downstream (from the U.S. Highway 385 bridge) to near the confluence of Cold Springs Creek. This is one of five pools sampled. The coordinates represent the approximate midpoint of the pools segment. Researchers described the stream as run/pool with a few small riffles, clear water, low discharge, riparian vegetation varied from open meadow to heavy canopy, and substrate ranged from silt to cobble with a scatter of boulders, bed rock, and some woody debris. Pools had low velocity.
HUCEightDigitCode 10120109
LatitudeMeasure 43.5820134200
LongitudeMeasure -103.4821020000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 033
ProviderName STORET