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Moses Spring (11NPSWRD_WQX-PINN_L1_MOS) 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 "Moses Spring" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PINN_L1_MOS. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18060005.

This site is located in San Benito County County, California at 36.4750000000 degrees latitude and -121.1867000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1580 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-PINN_L1_MOS" 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

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, Metals 2006 - 2006
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2006 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2006 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2006 - 2006
Not Assigned 2006 - 2006
Nutrient 2006 - 2006
Organics, Other 2006 - 2006
Physical 2006 - 2006
Radiochemical 2006 - 2006
Stable Isotopes 2006 - 2006
*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-PINN_L1_MOS
MonitoringLocationName Moses Spring
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Moses Spring is located in Bear Gulch on the east side of Pinnacles National Monument, CA. The spring is on the west side of Bear Gulch Trail about 0.4 miles southwest from the Moses Spring/High Peaks Trail head. The small spring pool outflow runs down the trail slope to the northeast. Ground water discharges from a 0.10inch X 0.10inch hole in rhyolite breccia that is 1.3 feet vertically above a mossy pool. The spring was discovered in 1923, 12 years earlier than the construction of Bear Gulch Reservoir, which is located about 0.2 miles upstream from Moses Spring on Bear Creek. The USGS Site ID is 362830121111201and is named MOSES SPRING.
HUCEightDigitCode 18060005
LatitudeMeasure 36.4750000000
LongitudeMeasure -121.1867000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1580
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 069
ProviderName STORET