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PAIGE BOULDER CREEK (11NPSWRD_WQX-WHIS_NPS_10) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "PAIGE BOULDER CREEK" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WHIS_NPS_10. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18020154.

This site is located in Shasta County County, California at 40.5818056000 degrees latitude and -122.5415000000 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 "11NPSWRD_WQX-WHIS_NPS_10" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Information 1980 - 1980
Nutrient 1973 - 1980
Organics, Other 1980 - 1980
Physical 1973 - 1980
*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-WHIS_NPS_10
MonitoringLocationName PAIGE BOULDER CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE IGO CASHASTA COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE WAS DESCRIBED BY THE NPS AS "PAIGE BOULDER CREEK" AND WAS LOCATED ON PAIGE BOULDER CREEK UPSTREAM OF THE CONFLUENCE OF PAIGE BOULDER CREEK AND CLEAR CREEK NEXT TO THE N.E.E.D. CAMP INSIDE THE WHISKEYTOWNSHASTATRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA (WHISKEYTOWN UNIT). THE DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM APPROXIMATELY 1972 UNTIL 1980 BY PARK PERSONNEL FOR FOURTEEN TOTAL LOCATIONS. THE DATA FOR EACH LOCATION WERE IN SEPARATELY BOUND FILES. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT THE WHISKEYTOWN SHASTATRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; PO BOX 188; WHISKEYTOWN CA 96095 (TEL 9162416584). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY DONNIE DUSTIN; NPS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION: 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL 9702253516; FAX 9702259965).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 18020154
LatitudeMeasure 40.5818056000
LongitudeMeasure -122.5415000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET