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Lava Point Spring 2 in Zion NP (11NPSWRD_WQX-ZION_USGS_LPS2) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This spring site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Lava Point Spring 2 in Zion NP" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ZION_USGS_LPS2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15010008.

This site is located in Washington County County, Utah at 37.3880833000 degrees latitude and -113.0239167000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 7250 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_USGS_LPS2" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1963 - 1963
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1963 - 1963
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1963 - 1963
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1963 - 1963
Nutrient 1963 - 1963
Organics, Other 1963 - 1963
Physical 1963 - 1970
*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-ZION_USGS_LPS2
MonitoringLocationName Lava Point Spring 2 in Zion NP
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Station can be found on the Kolob Reservoir 7.5' U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic quadrangle. The station is a located at a spring (Lava Point Spring 2) in Zion National Park. The data stored at this station are from a USGS report entitled "Spring Discharge at Cedar Breaks National Monument and Zion National Park; Southwestern Utah" 1971 by C.T. Sumsion a USGS hydrologist. The National Park Service (NPS) contracted with the USGS to collect these data to plan the development of supplementary water supplies in Cedar Breaks National Monument and for water supplies for the Lava Point and East Rim campsites in Zion National Park. Data are primarily from 1969 and 1970 with some earlier water quality measurements. A copy of the report is on file with the NPS Water Resources Division. The data were processed and uploaded to STORET by Dean Tucker; NPS Water Resources Division; 1201 Oak Ridge Drive Suite 250; Fort Collins; CO 80525; Tel. (970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/SPRING
HUCEightDigitCode 15010008
LatitudeMeasure 37.3880833000
LongitudeMeasure -113.0239167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 7250
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 053
ProviderName STORET