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GLACIER CREEK ABOVE BLACK LAKE (11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_NPS_ABL) 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 "GLACIER CREEK ABOVE BLACK LAKE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_NPS_ABL. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190006.

This site is located in Larimer County County, Colorado at 40.2652222000 degrees latitude and -105.6392500000 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-ROMO_NPS_ABL" 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 1984 - 1984
*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-ROMO_NPS_ABL
MonitoringLocationName GLACIER CREEK ABOVE BLACK LAKE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE MCHENRYS PEAK; COLORADO 7.5' SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. STATION ABL WAS AT GLACIER CREEK UPSTREAM OF BLACK LAKE INSIDE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK (ROMO) BOUNDARIES. THE CREEK WAS SAMPLED AS PART OF A STUDY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF RECREATIONISTS ON STREAM WATER QUALITY; THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF GIARDIA; AND THE IMPACT ON BACKCOUNTRY USERS WHO INGEST WATER FROM STREAMS OR LAKES IN THE LOCH VALE AND GLACIER GORGE WATERSHEDS. DATA WERE PUBLISHED IN A NATURAL RESOURCES REPORT SERIES 853 REPORT TITLED "FIELD SURVEY OF GIARDIA IN STREAMS AND WILDLIFE OF THE GLACIER GORGE AND LOCH VALE BASINS; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK" BY SAM KUNKLE AND NANCY COWDIN (1985). FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ROMO'S CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT ESTES PARK CO 80517 (TEL. 9705861206). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RYAN SHY; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 10190006
LatitudeMeasure 40.2652222000
LongitudeMeasure -105.6392500000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 069
ProviderName STORET