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REED'S CAVE (11NPSWRD_WQX-WICA_UM_RC) 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 "REED'S CAVE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WICA_UM_RC. 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 43.5688889000 degrees latitude and -103.5243889000 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_UM_RC" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1985 - 1985
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1985 - 1985
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1985 - 1985
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1985 - 1985
Nutrient 1985 - 1985
Organics, Other 1985 - 1985
Physical 1985 - 1985
*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_UM_RC
MonitoringLocationName REED'S CAVE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE PRINGLE SOUTH DAKOTA CUSTER CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. REED'S CAVE IS A CAVE OUTSIDE OF WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARIES NEAR PRINGLE; SD. SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED IN PLASTIC BOTTLES. SAMPLE SIZES VARIED BY LOCATION. CATION SAMPLES WERE USUALLY AT LEAST 250 ML; ANION SAMPLES WERE OFTEN AS SMALL AS 20 ML. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED IN THE DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS LAB AT THE UNIV. OF MINNESOTA. THE STUDY OBJECTIVE WAS TO SURVEY AND DOCUMENT THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF WATERS ON; AROUND; AND BENEATH THE PARK AND TO DOCUMENT ANY ANTHROPOGENIC WATER QUALITY IMPACTS. THE DATA ARE FROM A NOVEMBER 1988 DRAFT REPORT TITLED "HYDROLOGIC STUDY OF JEWEL/WIND CAVE" BY E.C. ALEXANDER; M.A. DAVIS; AND S.C. ALEXANDER (DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS; UNIV. OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS MN 55455). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY TODD WIDEGREN NPSWRD FORT COLLINS; CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516.). NPSWRD FORT COLLINS; COLORADO 80525. (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 10120109
LatitudeMeasure 43.5688889000
LongitudeMeasure -103.5243889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 033
ProviderName STORET