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212 S16 E59 02CDBC1 COW CAMP SPRING (USGS-363501115182601) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This spring site, maintained by the USGS Nevada Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NV), has the name "212 S16 E59 02CDBC1 COW CAMP SPRING" and has the identifier USGS-363501115182601. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15010015. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Clark County County, Nevada at 36.58367220000000 degrees latitude and -115.3070806000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Survey-grade GPSF" and the accuracy is .01 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 5751.1 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Survey-grade GPSF" is 1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

This site is located in the "Basin and Range carbonate-rock aquifers" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Carbonate Rocks.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-363501115182601" 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 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1981 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1981 - 1983
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1983 - 1983
Physical 1981 - 2005
Radiochemical 1983 - 1983
Stable Isotopes 1981 - 2005
*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 USGS-NV
OrganizationFormalName USGS Nevada Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-363501115182601
MonitoringLocationName 212 S16 E59 02CDBC1 COW CAMP SPRING
MonitoringLocationTypeName Spring
HUCEightDigitCode 15010015
LatitudeMeasure 36.58367220000000
LongitudeMeasure -115.3070806000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Survey-grade GPSF
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5751.1
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Survey-grade GPSF
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 32
CountyCode 003
AquiferName Basin and Range carbonate-rock aquifers
FormationTypeText Carbonate Rocks
ProviderName NWIS