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Cherry Canyon Seep in Walnut Canyon N.M. (11NPSWRD_WQX-WACA_L1_CCS) 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 "Cherry Canyon Seep in Walnut Canyon N.M." and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WACA_L1_CCS. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15020015.

This site is located in Coconino County County, Arizona at 35.1563889000 degrees latitude and -111.4816667000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6300 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-WACA_L1_CCS" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 2001 - 2002
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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-WACA_L1_CCS
MonitoringLocationName Cherry Canyon Seep in Walnut Canyon N.M.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Cherry Canyon seep is at the lower end of Cherry Canyon about 400 feet above the confluence with Walnut Canyon. Water samples were collected from a crevice in the rocks where water was slowly seeping out. The seep is in the shallow perched aquifer and it is an important source of water for plants and animals in Walnut Canyon National Monument. Water samples from this spring provide information about the water quality of the local, shallow groundwater system in Walnut Canyon.
HUCEightDigitCode 15020015
LatitudeMeasure 35.1563889000
LongitudeMeasure -111.4816667000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6300
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 005
ProviderName STORET