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A DEER CREEK SPRING (D-14-18:16 DBD) (11NPSWRD_WQX-SAGU_NPS_DC) 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 "A DEER CREEK SPRING (D-14-18:16 DBD)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SAGU_NPS_DC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15050203.

This site is located in Pima County County, Arizona at 32.2125000000 degrees latitude and -110.5041667000 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-SAGU_NPS_DC" 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*
Physical 1981 - 1981
*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-SAGU_NPS_DC
MonitoringLocationName A DEER CREEK SPRING (D-14-18:16 DBD)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE MICA MOUNTAIN HILL ARIZONA PIMA CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT THE LARGEST STORAGE OF WATER ALONG DEER CREEK BETWEEN THE ELEVATIONS OF 5600 FEET TO 4900 FEET (WHERE THE DRAINAGE LEAVES THE PARK AT THE BOUNDARY FENCE) IN WHICH THE WATER DID NOT APPEAR TO BE STAGNANT AT THE TIME THE DATA WAS COLLECTED FOR THIS SITE. THE SPRING'S LOCAL SPRING NUMBER IS (D1418)16 DBD. THE SPRING IS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET LOWER IN ELEVATION THAN TURTLE SPRING. THE SITE IS DOWNSTREAM OF THE CONFLUENCE OF THE EASTERN AND THE WESTERN FORKS OF DEER CREEK. DATA ARE FROM A USGS SPRING SCHEDULE FORM USED BY WILLIAM REED OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO RECORD 1981 FIELD DATA. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITE CONTACT NATURAL RESOURCES AT SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK; 3693 SOUTH OLD SPANISH TRAIL; TUCSON ARIZONA 85730. TEL(520)2968576. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY KELLI O'CONNOR; NATIONAL PARK SER VICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; FORT COLLINS CO 80525. TEL(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 15050203
LatitudeMeasure 32.2125000000
LongitudeMeasure -110.5041667000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET