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RAIN/SHOWER ROOM INSIDE OREGON CAVES (11NPSWRD_WQX-ORCA_JR_RR_08) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This cave site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "RAIN/SHOWER ROOM INSIDE OREGON CAVES" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ORCA_JR_RR_08. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17100311.

This site is located in Josephine County County, Oregon at 42.0965556000 degrees latitude and -123.4050556000 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-ORCA_JR_RR_08" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1992 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1992 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1993 - 1993
Organics, Other 1992 - 1993
Physical 1992 - 1993
*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-ORCA_JR_RR_08
MonitoringLocationName RAIN/SHOWER ROOM INSIDE OREGON CAVES
MonitoringLocationTypeName Cave
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE OREGON CAVES ORJOSEPHINE COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE STATION IS LOCATED INSIDE THE OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARIES. THE STATION IS LOCATED AT A SPRING INSIDE THE PARK'S CAVE. THE STATION IS IN THE RAIN/SHOWER ROOM. THE DATA WERE COLLECTED AS PART OF A BASELINE WATER QUALITY INVENTORY OF THE WATERS IN; NEAR; AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAVE SYSTEM. THE DATA SET INCLUDES METALS; PH; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; AND OTHERS. THE DATA SET INCLUDES PARAMETERS THAT WERE NOT UPLOADED TO STORET. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT; 19000 CAVES HIGHWAY; CAVE JUNCTION OR 975239716; (TEL. 5415922100). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY CURTIS COOPER; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING/TUNNEL
HUCEightDigitCode 17100311
LatitudeMeasure 42.0965556000
LongitudeMeasure -123.4050556000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 033
ProviderName STORET