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PECOS RIVER AT THE FORKED LIGHTNING RANCH HOUSE (11NPSWRD_WQX-PECO_NPS_RH) 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 "PECOS RIVER AT THE FORKED LIGHTNING RANCH HOUSE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PECO_NPS_RH. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13060001.

This site is located in San Miguel County County, New Mexico at 35.5353056000 degrees latitude and -105.6678056000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6780 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-PECO_NPS_RH" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Physical 1994 - 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-PECO_NPS_RH
MonitoringLocationName PECOS RIVER AT THE FORKED LIGHTNING RANCH HOUSE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SITE IS LOCATED ON THE PECOS RIVER UPSTREAM OF THE CONFLUENCE OF THE PECOS RIVER AND GLORIETA CREEK AT THE FORKED LIGHTNING RANCH HOUSE IN PECOS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. THE STATION LOCATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE PECOS NM 7.5' USGS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATION OR ITS DATA; CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT PECOS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. THE MAILING ADDRESS IS P.O. DRAWER 418 PECOS NM 87522. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS (505)7572611. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY DEAN TUCKER; NPS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525; TEL. 9702253516; FAX. 9702259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 13060001
LatitudeMeasure 35.5353056000
LongitudeMeasure -105.6678056000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6780
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 047
ProviderName STORET