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NORTH FORK VIRGIN RIVER ABOVE BULLOCK CANYON (11NPSWRD_WQX-ZION_NPSWRD_30) 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 "NORTH FORK VIRGIN RIVER ABOVE BULLOCK CANYON" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ZION_NPSWRD_30. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15010008.

This site is located in Kane County County, Utah at 37.4143333000 degrees latitude and -112.7997222000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6200 ft No vertical 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-ZION_NPSWRD_30" 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*
Nutrient 1992 - 1992
Physical 1992 - 1992
Stable Isotopes 1992 - 1992
*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-ZION_NPSWRD_30
MonitoringLocationName NORTH FORK VIRGIN RIVER ABOVE BULLOCK CANYON
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE STRAIGHT CANYON KANE CO. UTAH 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON THE NORTH FORK VIRGIN RIVER ABOVE BULLOCK CANYON NEAR GLENDALE. DATA FOR THIS SITE ARE FROM THE 1993 NPSWRD REPORT "INVENTORY OF THE AQUATIC RESOURCES OF THE VIRGIN RIVER ECOSYSTEM ZION NATIONAL PARK UTAH" BY TERENCE P. BOYLE; NANCY J. HOEFS; AND DAVID R. BEESON. THE REPORT CONTAINS BIOLOGICAL DATA AND DATA FOR ADDITIONAL STATIONS NOT UPLOADED TO STORET. BASED ON THE STATION DESCRIPTION IN THE REPORT; THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATE VALUES WERE DIGITIZED FROM THE QUADRANGLE MAP. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT ZION NATIONAL PARK SPRINGDALE UT 84767. TEL. (801)7723256. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY J. CHRIS ECHOHAWK NPSWRD FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80525. TEL. (970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 15010008
LatitudeMeasure 37.4143333000
LongitudeMeasure -112.7997222000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6200
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 025
ProviderName STORET