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DRY CREEK SPRINGS (11NPSWRD_WQX-WHIS_CDHS_2) 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 "DRY CREEK SPRINGS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WHIS_CDHS_2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18020154.

This site is located in Shasta County County, California at 40.6307222000 degrees latitude and -122.5931667000 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-WHIS_CDHS_2" 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*
Nutrient 1995 - 1995
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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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-WHIS_CDHS_2
MonitoringLocationName DRY CREEK SPRINGS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE WHISKEYTOWN CASHASTA COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS INSIDE WHISKEYTOWNSHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA (WHISKEYTOWN UNIT) AND IS DESCRIBED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES (CDHS) AS "DRY CREEK SPRINGS." SINCE THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE SPRING WAS NOT AVAILABLE; THE COORDINATE VALUES WERE OBTAINED BY DIGITIZING THE NORTHERNMOST SPRING ON THE QUADRANGLE. THE CDHS DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) AND THREE COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DATA CONTACT THE CDHS; DRINKING WATER PROGRAM; PO BOX 942732 MS 92; SACRAMENTO CA 94234 (TEL 9163234670). FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WHISKEYTOWN UNIT OF THE PARK CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT WHISKEYTOWNSHASTATRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; PO BOX 188; WHISKEYTOWN CA 96095 (TEL 9162416584). DATA WERE UPLOADED TO STORET BY DONNIE DUSTIN; NPS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 18020154
LatitudeMeasure 40.6307222000
LongitudeMeasure -122.5931667000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET