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Chinle Wash @ Chinle (NNEPA-01CHINLEWA01) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream intermittent site, maintained by the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah (Tribal) (identifier NNEPA), has the name "Chinle Wash @ Chinle" and has the identifier NNEPA-01CHINLEWA01. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080204.

This site is located in Apache County County, Arizona at 36.1547880100 degrees latitude and -109.5384806200 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5233 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 "NNEPA-01CHINLEWA01" 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 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 2013
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1999 - 2013
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 2013
Nutrient 2001 - 2013
Physical 1999 - 2013
Radiochemical 2008 - 2013
*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 NNEPA
OrganizationFormalName Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah (Tribal)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier NNEPA-01CHINLEWA01
MonitoringLocationName Chinle Wash @ Chinle
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream Intermittent
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Chinle Wash, ~25 m d/s of gage at RB Russian Olive
HUCEightDigitCode 14080204
LatitudeMeasure 36.1547880100
LongitudeMeasure -109.5384806200
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5233
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 001
ProviderName STORET