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Mescalero Lake Shallow (DRMPWQX-WQ471) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the Mescalero Apache Tribe DRMP (Tribal) (identifier DRMPWQX), has the name "Mescalero Lake Shallow" and has the identifier DRMPWQX-WQ471. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13060008.

This site is located in Otero County County, New Mexico at 33.2989950000 degrees latitude and -105.6925380000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. 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 "DRMPWQX-WQ471" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2012 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2004 - 2013
Microbiological 2017 - 2022
Nutrient 2004 - 2023
Physical 2004 - 2023
*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 DRMPWQX
OrganizationFormalName Mescalero Apache Tribe DRMP (Tribal)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier DRMPWQX-WQ471
MonitoringLocationName Mescalero Lake Shallow
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText by golf course at Inn of the Mountain Gods
HUCEightDigitCode 13060008
LatitudeMeasure 33.2989950000
LongitudeMeasure -105.6925380000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 035
ProviderName STORET