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SWAN LAKE WETLAND (11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_NPS_SWAN) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This wetland lacustrine-emergent site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "SWAN LAKE WETLAND" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_NPS_SWAN. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10070001.

This site is located in Park County County, Wyoming at 44.9155556000 degrees latitude and -110.3695278000 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-YELL_NPS_SWAN" 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*
Information 1998 - 1998
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 1998
Physical 1998 - 1998
*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-YELL_NPS_SWAN
MonitoringLocationName SWAN LAKE WETLAND
MonitoringLocationTypeName Wetland Lacustrine-Emergent
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE LAMAR CANYON WYOMINGMONTANA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPO.) QUADRANGLE. SWAN LAKE WETLAND IS A FRESHWATER WETLAND AND IS LOCATED INSIDE THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY. DATA ARE FROM THE REPORT; "ASSESSING ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY THROUGH ENERGY FLOW IN WETLANDS OF GRAND TETON AND YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKS" BY WALTER DUFFY (1995). THE GOAL OF THE REPORT IS "TO EVALUATE ENERGY FLOW AND FLUX THROUGH WETLAND AQUATIC INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES." FOR PARK INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK; P.O. BOX 168; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WY 82190 (TEL. 3073447381). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY LISA DUMMER; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/FWTLND
HUCEightDigitCode 10070001
LatitudeMeasure 44.9155556000
LongitudeMeasure -110.3695278000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET