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LAKE CRESCENT NEAR PUNCHBOWL TUNNEL (11NPSWRD_WQX-OLYM_NPSWRD_PBT) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "LAKE CRESCENT NEAR PUNCHBOWL TUNNEL" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-OLYM_NPSWRD_PBT. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17110021.

This site is located in Clallam County County, Washington at 48.0630556000 degrees latitude and -123.8069167000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 580 ft 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-OLYM_NPSWRD_PBT" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1987 - 1987
Information 1987 - 1987
Nutrient 1987 - 1987
Physical 1987 - 1987
*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-OLYM_NPSWRD_PBT
MonitoringLocationName LAKE CRESCENT NEAR PUNCHBOWL TUNNEL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE LAKE CRESCENT WASHINGTON CLALLAM COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THIS NEARSHORE SITE IS ON LAKE CRESCENT BY THE PUNCHBOWL TUNNEL. DATA ARE FROM THE 1989 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION REPORT "TROPHIC STATUS & ASSESSMENT OF NONPOINT SOURCE NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT LAKE CRESCENT OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK" BY TERENCE P. BOYLE AND DAVID R. BEESON. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATE VALUES WERE OBTAINED BY DIGITIZING A POINT ON THE QUADRANGLE MAP MATCHING THE SITE DESCRIPTION IN THE REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK 600 EAST PARK AVENUE PORT ANGELES WASHINGTON 983626757. TEL. 3604524501. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY J. CHRIS ECHOHAWK; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DR SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 TEL. 9702253516 FAX. 9702259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 17110021
LatitudeMeasure 48.0630556000
LongitudeMeasure -123.8069167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 580
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 009
ProviderName STORET