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RICK'S POND; NEAR BOATHOUSE (11NPSWRD_WQX-HOSP_AWRRC_02) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "RICK'S POND; NEAR BOATHOUSE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-HOSP_AWRRC_02. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)08040101.

This site is located in Garland County County, Arkansas at 34.5373333000 degrees latitude and -93.0337500000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 620 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-HOSP_AWRRC_02" 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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Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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 1978 - 1978
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1978 - 1978
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1978 - 1978
Microbiological 1978 - 1978
Nutrient 1978 - 1978
Organics, Other 1978 - 1978
Physical 1978 - 1978
*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-HOSP_AWRRC_02
MonitoringLocationName RICK'S POND; NEAR BOATHOUSE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE HOT SPRINGS NORTH; ARKANSASGARLAND CO. 1:24000 SERIES USGS TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN RICK'S POND; INBETWEEN THE BOATHOUSE THE SOUTHERNMOST MANHOLE. DATA FOR THIS SITE ORIGINATE FROM THE ARKANSAS WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER REPORT: "A LIMNOLOGICAL STUDY OF RICK'S POND AND THE GULPHA CREEK DRAINAGE IN GARLAND COUNTY; ARKANSAS" (1978). FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK: P.O. BOX 1860 HOT SPRINGS; AR 71902. TEL (501)6231433. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY MARY BETH TALTY OF NPSWRD FORT COLLINS CO 80525. TEL (970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 08040101
LatitudeMeasure 34.5373333000
LongitudeMeasure -93.0337500000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 620
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 05
CountyCode 051
ProviderName STORET