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NORTH FORK VIRGIN RIVER AT ZION NP HQ (11NPSWRD_WQX-ZION_USU_NFVRHQ) 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 AT ZION NP HQ" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ZION_USU_NFVRHQ. 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 37.2103333000 degrees latitude and -112.9783333000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 3960 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_USU_NFVRHQ" 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 1975 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1975 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1975 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1975 - 1977
Microbiological 1977 - 1977
Nutrient 1975 - 1977
Organics, Other 1975 - 1977
Physical 1975 - 1977
*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_USU_NFVRHQ
MonitoringLocationName NORTH FORK VIRGIN RIVER AT ZION NP HQ
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SPRINGDALE EAST UTAH 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON THE NORTH FORK VIRGIN RIVER NEAR THE ZION NP HEADQUARTERS. DATA FOR THIS SITE ARE FROM THE 1977 REPORT "THE BACTERIAL AND CHEMICAL INPUTS TO ZION NATIONAL PARK" BY J. DAIN MADDOX AND GEORGE E. HART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND OUTDOOR RECREATION; UTAH STATE UNIV. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DAN COHAN ZION NP RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (801)7720213 SPRINGDALE UT 84767. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY J. CHRIS ECHOHAWK NPSWRD FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80525. PH.(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 15010008
LatitudeMeasure 37.2103333000
LongitudeMeasure -112.9783333000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3960
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 053
ProviderName STORET