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MILL CK; 1/2 MI SOUTH OF POWERLINE OVERCROSSING (11NPSWRD_WQX-WHIS_NPS_18) 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 "MILL CK; 1/2 MI SOUTH OF POWERLINE OVERCROSSING" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WHIS_NPS_18. 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 40.6511111000 degrees latitude and -122.6450000000 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_NPS_18" 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*
Information 1984 - 1984
Organics, Other 1984 - 1984
Physical 1984 - 1984
*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-WHIS_NPS_18
MonitoringLocationName MILL CK; 1/2 MI SOUTH OF POWERLINE OVERCROSSING
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE FRENCH GULCH CA 7.5' SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE WAS DESCRIBED BY THE NPS AS "MILL CREEK; 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF POWERLINE OVERCROSSING" INSIDE OF THE WHISKEYTOWNSHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA (WHISKEYTOWN UNIT). THE DATA WERE FROM MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS IN A BROWN FOLDER LABELED "WATER QUALITY." THE FOLDER WAS FROM THE PARK. THE LOCATION OF THE STATION WAS ESTIMATED USING SITE DESCRIPTIONS. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE VALUES WERE OBTAINED BY DIGITIZING A POINT MARKED ON A QUADRANGLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT THE WHISKEYTOWNSHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; PO BOX 188; WHISKEYTOWN CA 96095 (TEL 9162416584). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY DONNIE DUSTIN; NPS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION: 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL 9702253516; FAX 9702259965).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 18020154
LatitudeMeasure 40.6511111000
LongitudeMeasure -122.6450000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET