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EMERALD LAKE (11NPSWRD_WQX-SEQU_UCSB_01) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "EMERALD LAKE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SEQU_UCSB_01. 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 36.5969444000 degrees latitude and -118.6750000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 9200 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_UCSB_01" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1982 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1982 - 1993
Nutrient 1982 - 1993
Organics, Other 1982 - 1993
Physical 1982 - 1993
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SEQU_UCSB_01
MonitoringLocationName EMERALD LAKE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE 7.5 MINUTE SERIES LODGEPOLE CALIFORNIA TULARE CO. (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. IT IS A SUBALPINE (3000 M) CIRQUE THAT IS PRIMARILY TREELESS BUT HAS LODGEPOLE PINE (P. CONTORTA); RED FIR (A. MAGNIFICA); WESTERN WHITE PINE (P. MONTICOLA); AND FOXTAIL PINE (P. BALFOURIANA). IN THE PAST DECADE ANNUAL PRECIP. HAS VARIED FROM 70 TO 300 CM (NEARLY ALL HAS BEEN WINTER SNOW). THE LAKE AREA IS 2.85 HA; THE BASIN AREA IS 120 HA; THE BASIN GEOLOGY IS PLAGIOCLASE GRANITE; AND 20% OF THE BASIN HAS DEVELOPED SOIL THAT INCLUDES LITHIC CRYMBREPTS AND CRYAQUEPTS. THE DATA ARE A SUBSET OF DATA FROM CONTINUING WATER QUALITY STUDIES ON SEKI LAKES BY JIM SICKMAN OF UNIV. OF SANTA BARBARA. THE SITE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SEQUOIAKINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK THREE RIVERS CALIFORNIA 93271. PH.(209)5653123. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT HAROLD WERNER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT SEQUOIAKINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK AS LISTED ABOVE. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY KELLI OCONNOR AT NPSWRD IN FORT COLLINS CO. PH.(970)2253556.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 18030007
LatitudeMeasure 36.5969444000
LongitudeMeasure -118.6750000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 9200
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 107
ProviderName STORET