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PACH537R (11NPSWRD_WQX-VAFO_NURE_1) 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 "PACH537R" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-VAFO_NURE_1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02040203.

This site is located in Chester County County, Pennsylvania at 40.0930000000 degrees latitude and -75.5650000000 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-VAFO_NURE_1" 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 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1977
Physical 1977 - 1977
Radiochemical 1977 - 1977
*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-VAFO_NURE_1
MonitoringLocationName PACH537R
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE MALVERN PENNSYLVANIACHESTER CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE WAS A SPRING AND WAS OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. THE SAMPLES WERE FILTERED THROUGH A LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 0.8 UM FILTER AT THE SITE. DATA WERE FROM "U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL GEOCHEMICAL DATA BASE: NATIONAL URANIUM RESOURCE EVALUATION DATA FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES" 1994 CDROM BY J.D. HOFFMAN AND K. BUTTLEMAN (USGS DIGITAL DATA SERIES DDS18A). THE DATA BASE INCLUDED STREAM SEDIMENT; SOIL; SURFACE WATER; AND GROUND WATER DATA. THE "UNIQID" FIELD ENTRY WAS USED TO CREATE THE SECONDARY STATION NAME. THE "SRLID" FIELD ENTRY (SAVANNAH RIVER LABORATORY SAMPLE NUMBER) WAS USED TO CREATE THE STATION LOCATION. THE SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED BY SAVANNAH RIVER LABORATORY. THE DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY KELLI O'CONNOR; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516; FAX 9702259965).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 02040203
LatitudeMeasure 40.0930000000
LongitudeMeasure -75.5650000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 42
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET