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NPS RUSSELL CAVE NM-TEST WELL (11NPSWRD_WQX-RUCA_ALGS_C-3) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "NPS RUSSELL CAVE NM-TEST WELL" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-RUCA_ALGS_C-3. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)06030001.

This site is located in Jackson County County, Alabama at 34.9776111000 degrees latitude and -85.8106389000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 700 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-RUCA_ALGS_C-3" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 1986 - 1986
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1971 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1971 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1986 - 1986
Nutrient 1986 - 1986
Organics, Other 1986 - 1986
Physical 1971 - 1986
*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-RUCA_ALGS_C-3
MonitoringLocationName NPS RUSSELL CAVE NM-TEST WELL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE DORAN COVE; ALTN 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TEST WELL INSIDE RUSSELL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARIES. THE WELL WAS DRILLED JUST NORTH OF RUSSELL CAVE IN 1962 AS PART OF A STUDY TO LOCATE GROUND WATER SOURCES ADEQUATE FOR THE NEEDS OF PROPOSED PARK DEVELOPMENT. THE SITE FOR DRILLING THE WELL WAS SELECTED BASED ON CONVENIENCE TO PARK PLANNING AND THE LOCATION OF KNOWN CAVES WHICH WERE A SOURCE OF SURFACE POLLUTION. DATA ARE FROM A REPORT BY THE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA TITLED "WATER AVAILABILITY IN JACKSON COUNTY; ALABAMA." THE REPORT WAS WRITTEN BY ROBERT M. BAKER AND WAS PUBLISHED IN TUSCALOOSA; AL IN 1989. FOR MORE PARK INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT RUSSELL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT; 3729 COUNTY ROAD 98; BRIDGEPORT AL 35740. TEL. 2564952672. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADAM HENSON NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DR; FORT COLLINS CO 80525. TEL. 9702253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/WELL
HUCEightDigitCode 06030001
LatitudeMeasure 34.9776111000
LongitudeMeasure -85.8106389000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 700
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 01
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET