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STEAMBOAT CREEK (11NPSWRD_WQX-OLYM_NPS_RM-STC) 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 "STEAMBOAT CREEK" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-OLYM_NPS_RM-STC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17100102.

This site is located in Jefferson County County, Washington at 47.6085556000 degrees latitude and -124.3568889000 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-OLYM_NPS_RM-STC" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1995 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1995 - 1997
Nutrient 1995 - 1997
Organics, Other 1995 - 1997
Physical 1995 - 1997
*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_NPS_RM-STC
MonitoringLocationName STEAMBOAT CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE QUEETS WASHINGTON 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED ON STEAMBOAT CREEK INSIDE OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK. DATA ARE FROM THE 1998 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORT "STREAM MONITORING IN OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK USING THE EPA REMAP PROTOCOL" BY OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS JOHN WULLSCHLEGER; JOHN MEYER; AND SAM BRENKMAN. 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 WERE 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/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 17100102
LatitudeMeasure 47.6085556000
LongitudeMeasure -124.3568889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 031
ProviderName STORET