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ALBUQUERQUE RIVERSIDE DRAIN NEAR SANDIA PUEBLO (11NPSWRD_WQX-PETR_USGS_ARD) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This canal drainage site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "ALBUQUERQUE RIVERSIDE DRAIN NEAR SANDIA PUEBLO" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PETR_USGS_ARD. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13020203.

This site is located in Sandoval County County, New Mexico at 35.2486667000 degrees latitude and -106.5837222000 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-PETR_USGS_ARD" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1952 - 1952
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1952 - 1952
Physical 1952 - 1952
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PETR_USGS_ARD
MonitoringLocationName ALBUQUERQUE RIVERSIDE DRAIN NEAR SANDIA PUEBLO
MonitoringLocationTypeName Canal Drainage
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE ALAMEDA NEW MEXICO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT THE HEAD OF THE ALBUQUERQUE RIVERSIDE DRAIN NEAR SANDIA PUEBLO. THIS SITE IS OUTSIDE OF THE PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT (PETR) BOUNDARY BUT IS WITHIN A 10 MILE RADIUS OF PETR. THE DATA ARE FROM A REPORT BY LOUIS J. BJORKLUND AND BRUCE W. MAXWELL; "AVAILABILITY OF GROUND WATER IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA; BERNALILLO AND SANDOVAL COUNTIES; NEW MEXICO;" 1961. THIS REPORT WAS PREPARED BY THE U.S.G.S. IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE ENGINEER OF NEW MEXICO AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. THE STUDY WAS DONE TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE WATER SOURCES FOR THE CITY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT PETR; 6001 UNSER BLVD. NW; ALBUQUERQUE NM 871202033 (TEL. 5058790205). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADRIANE PETERSEN; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /CANAL/TYPA/AMBNT
HUCEightDigitCode 13020203
LatitudeMeasure 35.2486667000
LongitudeMeasure -106.5837222000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET