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QUITOBAQUITO SOUTHWEST (LOWER) SPRING (11NPSWRD_WQX-ORPI_CPSU_QBSS) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This spring site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "QUITOBAQUITO SOUTHWEST (LOWER) SPRING" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ORPI_CPSU_QBSS. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15080102.

This site is located in Pima County County, Arizona at 31.9438889000 degrees latitude and -113.0186111000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1080 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-ORPI_CPSU_QBSS" 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, Non-metals 1984 - 1984
Nutrient 1984 - 1985
Organics, Other 1984 - 1984
Physical 1917 - 1985
*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-ORPI_CPSU_QBSS
MonitoringLocationName QUITOBAQUITO SOUTHWEST (LOWER) SPRING
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE QUITOBAQUITO SPRINGS ARIZONA 15 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT THE QUITOBAQUITO SOUTHWEST SPRING. DISCHARGE OCCURS PREDOMINANTLY AT 2 POINTS ON THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE QUITOBAQUITO HILLS: THE NORTHEAST (UPPER) AND THE SOUTHWEST (LOWER) SPRINGS. WATER IS PIPED FROM THE NORTHEAST SPRING TO THE SOUTHWEST SPRING; THE COMBINED FLOW IS DIRECTED OVER A WEIR AND THROUGH A 700 FOOT LONG OPEN CHANNEL FROM THE SOUTHWEST SPRING TO THE POND. THE QUITOBAQUITO SPRING SYSTEM IS THE LARGEST SURFACE WATER RESOURCE IN ORPI AND RESULTS IN ONE OF THE LARGEST SPRINGFED OASES IN THE SONORAN DESERT. DATA FOR THIS SITE ARE FROM CPSU TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 22 BY UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PROFESSOR STUART FISHER. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT TOM POTTER NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AT ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT ROUTE 1 BOX 100 AJO ARIZONA 85321. PH(520)3876849. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY K.O'CONNOR NPSWRD FORT COLLINS CO 80525. PH.(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 15080102
LatitudeMeasure 31.9438889000
LongitudeMeasure -113.0186111000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1080
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET