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IRRIGATION DITCH CLOSE TO BLACKSMITH'S SHOP (11NPSWRD_WQX-WHMI_NPS_05) 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 "IRRIGATION DITCH CLOSE TO BLACKSMITH'S SHOP" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WHMI_NPS_05. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17070102.

This site is located in Walla Walla County County, Washington at 46.0405000000 degrees latitude and -118.4628056000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 625 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-WHMI_NPS_05" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

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 1992 - 1992
Organics, PCBs 1992 - 1992
Organics, Pesticide 1992 - 1992
*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-WHMI_NPS_05
MonitoringLocationName IRRIGATION DITCH CLOSE TO BLACKSMITH'S SHOP
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE COLLEGE PLACE WASHINGTONOREGON 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. MARCUS WHITMAN CONSTRUCTED THE FIRST IRRIGATION DITCH IN THE NORTHWEST. DOAN CREEK FLOWS THROUGH THE DITCH. SOME OF THE WATER IS DIVERTED THROUGH WHITMAN MILL POND. DOAN CREEK IS A TRIBUTARY OF MILL CREEK; MILL CREEK IS A TRIBUTARY OF THE WALLA WALLA RIVER; AND THE WALLA WALLA RIVER IS A TRIBUTARY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THIS SITE IS UNKNOWN. THEREFORE THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES OF THIS SITE WERE DIGITIZED ALONG THE IRRIGATION DITCH NEAR THE BLACKSMITH'S SHOP. THIS SITE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WHITMAN MISSION NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE ROUTE 2 BOX 247 WALLA WALLA WASHINGTON 99362 PH.(509)5226360. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ROGER TRICK RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST AT WHITMAN MISSION NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AS LISTED ABOVE. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY KELLI OCONNOR NPSWRD FORT COLLINS COLORADO. PH.(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 17070102
LatitudeMeasure 46.0405000000
LongitudeMeasure -118.4628056000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 625
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET