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Molasses Creek (11NPSWRD_WQX-REDW_CDFG_MOLAS) 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 "Molasses Creek" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-REDW_CDFG_MOLAS. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18010102.

This site is located in Humboldt County County, California at 40.9972222000 degrees latitude and -123.8569444000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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-REDW_CDFG_MOLAS" 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*
Information 1995 - 1995
Physical 1995 - 1995
*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-REDW_CDFG_MOLAS
MonitoringLocationName Molasses Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Molasses Creek is tributary to the Redwood Creek, tributary to the Pacific Ocean, located in Humboldt County, California. Molasses Creek's legal description at the confluence with Redwood Creek is T07N R03E S17. Molasses Creek is a second order stream and has approximately 3.3 miles of blue line stream according to the USGS LordEllis Summit 7.5 minute quadrangle. Molasses Creek drains a watershed of approximately 1.7 square miles. Elevations range from about 600 feet at the mouth of the creek to 2800 feet in the headwater areas. Redwood/Douglas conifer forest dominates the watershed. The watershed is privately owned, and is managed for timber production and livestock grazing in the lower reaches and prairies. Vehicle access exists via Highway 299 to Redwood Valley Road. The total length of the stream surveyed was 2,806 feet.
HUCEightDigitCode 18010102
LatitudeMeasure 40.9972222000
LongitudeMeasure -123.8569444000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 023
ProviderName STORET