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LITTLE ELDORADO CK DOWNSTREAM OF DISTURBED AREA (11NPSWRD_WQX-WRST_NPS_CH05) 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 "LITTLE ELDORADO CK DOWNSTREAM OF DISTURBED AREA" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WRST_NPS_CH05. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19040501.

This site is located in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County, Alaska at 62.1026389000 degrees latitude and -141.8199167000 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-WRST_NPS_CH05" 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

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, Minor, Metals 1987 - 1987
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1987 - 1987
Physical 1987 - 1987
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WRST_NPS_CH05
MonitoringLocationName LITTLE ELDORADO CK DOWNSTREAM OF DISTURBED AREA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE NABESNA; ALASKA 1X2 DEGREE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE STATION WAS AT LITTLE ELDORADO CREEK DOWNSTREAM OF A DISTURBED AREA INSIDE OF THE WRANGELLST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE BOUNDARIES (WRST). THE CREEK WAS SAMPLED AS PART OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF MINING WITHIN WRST. DATA ARE FROM THE 1989 REPORT TITLED "DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT; MINING IN WRANGELLST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE; ALASKA"; BY THE MINERAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT WRST'S CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT P.O. BOX 439; COPPER CENTER AK 99573 (TEL. 9078225234). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RYAN SHY; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 19040501
LatitudeMeasure 62.1026389000
LongitudeMeasure -141.8199167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 240
ProviderName STORET