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NORTH FORK VIRGIN RIVER AT LOWER ZION NARROWS (11NPSWRD_WQX-ZION_UTDNR_43.2) 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 LOWER ZION NARROWS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ZION_UTDNR_43.2. 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 37.2935556000 degrees latitude and -112.9477500000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 4460 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_UTDNR_43.2" 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 1981 - 1982
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1981 - 1982
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1981 - 1982
Nutrient 1981 - 1982
Organics, Other 1981 - 1982
Physical 1981 - 1982
*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_UTDNR_43.2
MonitoringLocationName NORTH FORK VIRGIN RIVER AT LOWER ZION NARROWS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE TEMPLE OF SINAWAVA UTAH 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON THE NORTH FORK OF THE VIRGIN RIVER AT THE LOWER END OF THE ZION NARROWS IN ZION NP. DATA FOR THIS SITE ARE FROM THE REPORT "RECONNAISSANCE OF THE QUALITY OF SURFACE WATER IN THE UPPER VIRGIN RIVER BASIN UTAH; ARIZONA; AND NEVADA 198182" TECHNICAL PUBLICATION NO. 83 STATE OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 1985. THIS REPORT ALSO CONTAINS SUSPENDED SEDIMENT DATA AND DATA FOR ADDITIONAL SITES WITHIN THE VIRGIN RIVER BASIN NOT UPLOADED. 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 37.2935556000
LongitudeMeasure -112.9477500000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4460
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 053
ProviderName STORET