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Sand Spring - Carter (11NPSWRD_WQX-OZAR_SP_SANDSPC) 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 "Sand Spring - Carter" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-OZAR_SP_SANDSPC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11010008.

This site is located in Carter County County, Missouri at 36.8913433300 degrees latitude and -90.9076419400 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA On)" and the accuracy is 0.01 Sec. This site is at an elevation of 403 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-OZAR_SP_SANDSPC" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 2012 - 2017
Nutrient 2012 - 2017
Physical 2012 - 2017
*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-OZAR_SP_SANDSPC
MonitoringLocationName Sand Spring - Carter
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This spring branch is located on the right descending bank of Cave Spring Branch upstream of Hickory Landing ford. This is a name given by NPS staff, there is no USGS map designation. Site is located 22 m (70 ft) upstream of the mouth. Site is located 18 m (60 ft) downstream of the spring orifice. Fine gravel substrate. The right descending bank is fairly steep of soil and moderately sparse vegetation with a multi-trunked box elder immediately downstream of site. The left descending bank is a sand and gravel bar with annual vegetation and tree saplings . UTM taken with Garmin 62s is 15 S 0686446, 4084865 2017 Notes: The flood in May left a lot of downed trees and makes the mouth of this spring hard to see when walking up to it on the left descending bank. The GPS points will take you to the mouth, but you will need to walk upstream in Cave Branch approximately 100ft and then cross over the gravel bar to reach the sample site and avoid the downed trees. The spring itself is located at N36 53.499 W90 54.460.
HUCEightDigitCode 11010008
LatitudeMeasure 36.8913433300
LongitudeMeasure -90.9076419400
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.01
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Sec
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA On)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 403
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 29
CountyCode 035
ProviderName STORET