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New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

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FRANKLIN CREEK NEAR MOUTH (11NPSWRD_WQX-SEQU_FS_T1) 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 "FRANKLIN CREEK NEAR MOUTH" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SEQU_FS_T1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18030007.

This site is located in Tulare County County, California at 36.4305556000 degrees latitude and -118.5833333000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 8280 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-SEQU_FS_T1" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 1971 - 1972
Nutrient 1971 - 1972
Physical 1971 - 1972
*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-SEQU_FS_T1
MonitoringLocationName FRANKLIN CREEK NEAR MOUTH
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THIS SITE IS USGS STATION 11208602. THE USGS STORET SITE LOCATION DESCRIPTION IS "FRANKLIN C NR HAMMOND CA." THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE MINERAL KING CALIFORNIATULARE CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON FRANKLIN CREEK NEAR ITS MOUTH WHERE IT JOINS WITH THE EAST FORK OF THE KAWEAH RIVER. THE SITE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SEQUOIAKINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK THREE RIVERS CALIFORNIA 93271 PH. (209)5653341. THE DATA COMES FROM A REPORT PREPARED IN 1973 BY JACK TROYERA US FOREST SERVICE HYDROLOGIST. THE REPORT IS LABELED: THE WATER RESOURCE MINERAL KING/ AN ANALYSIS OF THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE WATER RESOURCE. THE USGS ANALYZED THE USFS WATER SAMPLES AND UPLOADED THE DATA VALUES TO STORET IN STATION 11208602. THIS NEW STATION ADDS THE TURBIDITY AND BACTERIOLOGICAL DATA THAT WERE NOT DETERMINED BY USGS ANALYSIS AND OTHER VALUES NOT UPLOADED BY THE USGS. DATA PROCESSED BY KELLI OCONNOR OF THE NPS WRD IN FORT COLLINS COLORADO. PH. (970)2253556.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 18030007
LatitudeMeasure 36.4305556000
LongitudeMeasure -118.5833333000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 8280
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 107
ProviderName STORET