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McCraken Canyon (NNEPA-02MCCRAKEN01) 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 "McCraken Canyon" and has the identifier NNEPA-02MCCRAKEN01. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080201.

This site is located in San Juan County County, Utah at 37.3256706800 degrees latitude and -109.3922822500 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 4530 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-02MCCRAKEN01" 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, Non-metals 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2001 - 2001
Nutrient 2001 - 2001
Organics, Other 2001 - 2001
Physical 2001 - 2001
*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-02MCCRAKEN01
MonitoringLocationName McCraken Canyon
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream Intermittent
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText McCraken Canyon, ~3 miles down Co Rd 4131 from Hwy 163
HUCEightDigitCode 14080201
LatitudeMeasure 37.3256706800
LongitudeMeasure -109.3922822500
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4530
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 037
ProviderName STORET