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404343 (11NPSWRD_WQX-WICA_NURE_3) 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 "404343" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WICA_NURE_3. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10120109.

This site is located in Custer County County, South Dakota at 43.7670000000 degrees latitude and -103.4550000000 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-WICA_NURE_3" 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

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1979 - 1979
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1979 - 1979
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1979 - 1979
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1979 - 1979
Nutrient 1979 - 1979
Organics, Other 1979 - 1979
Physical 1979 - 1979
Radiochemical 1979 - 1979
*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-WICA_NURE_3
MonitoringLocationName 404343
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE IRON MOUNTAIN SDCUSTER COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT A SPRING AND IS OUTSIDE OF WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARIES. DATA ARE FROM THE "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 SERIES DDS18A). THE DATABASE INCLUDES STREAM SEDIMENT; SOIL; SURFACE WATER; AND GROUNDWATER DATA. THE "UNIQID" FIELD ENTRY WAS USED TO CREATE THE SECONDARY STATION NAME. THE "ORNLID" FIELD ENTRY (OAKRIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY SAMPLE NUMBER) WAS USED TO CREATE THE STATION LOCATION. THE SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED BY OAKRIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY TODD WIDEGREN; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAKRIDGE DR. SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 10120109
LatitudeMeasure 43.7670000000
LongitudeMeasure -103.4550000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 033
ProviderName STORET