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Control-Snowmelt Runoff (11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_WU001.0M) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This land runoff site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Control-Snowmelt Runoff" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_WU001.0M. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10020007.

This site is located in Teton County County, Wyoming at 44.6366669500 degrees latitude and -110.8565535300 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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_WU001.0M" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Organics, Other 2003 - 2004
Physical 2003 - 2004
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_WU001.0M
MonitoringLocationName Control-Snowmelt Runoff
MonitoringLocationTypeName Land Runoff
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This site is located in the vicinity of Madison Junction in Yellowstone National Park. It is located approximately 1 mile south of Madison Junction in a small tree-lined valley on the east side of the road. The site is approximately 100 yards from the road and flows through the 1988 burned area. The stream is intermittent and only flows during snowmelt and during periods of heavy rains. In contrast to the Madison and Old Faithful locations, the control site near Madison Junction was located on a small intermittent stream that flowed through forested area that had been burned during the 1988 wildfires. All of the vegetation in this area was impacted by the 1988 fires and as a result, the site was characterized by abundant grasses, dead timber, and young lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta, approximately 3 meters in height.
HUCEightDigitCode 10020007
LatitudeMeasure 44.6366669500
LongitudeMeasure -110.8565535300
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 039
ProviderName STORET