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Upper Mill Tailings Pile 15 m NW of Rusted Drums Nabesna (11NPSWRD_WQX-WRST_USGS_NA002) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This mine/mine discharge tailings pile site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Upper Mill Tailings Pile 15 m NW of Rusted Drums Nabesna" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WRST_USGS_NA002. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19040501.

This site is located in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County, Alaska at 62.3719409000 degrees latitude and -143.0087603000 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_USGS_NA002" 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, Major, Metals 1994 - 1994
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1994 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1994 - 1994
Nutrient 1994 - 1994
Physical 1994 - 1994
Radiochemical 1994 - 1994
*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_USGS_NA002
MonitoringLocationName Upper Mill Tailings Pile 15 m NW of Rusted Drums Nabesna
MonitoringLocationTypeName Mine/Mine Discharge Tailings Pile
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Monitoring was conducted at the upper mill tailings pile, about 15 m northwest of rusted drums filled with tailings in the Nabesna Mine area.
HUCEightDigitCode 19040501
LatitudeMeasure 62.3719409000
LongitudeMeasure -143.0087603000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Precise Position
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 261
ProviderName STORET