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American Camp Well (11NPSWRD_WQX-SAJH_L1_ACW) 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 "American Camp Well" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SAJH_L1_ACW. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17110003.

This site is located in San Juan County County, Washington at 48.4645427000 degrees latitude and -123.0287896000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 130 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-SAJH_L1_ACW" 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*
Information 1999 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1999 - 1999
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 1999
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1999 - 1999
Nutrient 1999 - 2000
Organics, Other 1999 - 1999
Physical 1999 - 2000
*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-SAJH_L1_ACW
MonitoringLocationName American Camp Well
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The well is located 20 feet north of Cattle Point Road, a tenth of a mile prior to American Camp entrance. The well is located in a well house; obtain a key from the NPS to enter. This well is used to provide potable water for the American Camp visitors center. The quality of the ground water is important for the health of the park visitors and employees.Note: This station is also in NWIS.
HUCEightDigitCode 17110003
LatitudeMeasure 48.4645427000
LongitudeMeasure -123.0287896000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 130
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 055
ProviderName STORET