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CARR POWERHOUSE (11NPSWRD_WQX-WHIS_NPS_SL1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This reservoir site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "CARR POWERHOUSE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WHIS_NPS_SL1. 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 40.6470278000 degrees latitude and -122.6255278000 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_SL1" 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.

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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 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1977 - 1977
Nutrient 1977 - 1977
Organics, Other 1977 - 1977
Physical 1977 - 1977
*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_SL1
MonitoringLocationName CARR POWERHOUSE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE FRENCH GULCH CALIFORNIA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS DESCRIBED AS "CARR POWERHOUSE" AND IS LOCATED INSIDE THE WHISKEYTOWNSHASTATRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA (WHISKEYTOWN UNIT). THE DATA ARE FROM A DATA SHEET IN THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION ARCHIVE FILES IN FORT COLLINS; COLORADO. THE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED 6/20/1977 AND WERE ANALYZED BY A LABORATORY IN JEFFERSONVILLE; INDIANA. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WHISKEYTOWN UNIT OF THE PARK CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT WHISKEYTOWNSHASTATRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA: P.O. BOX 188; WHISKEYTOWN; CALIFORNIA 96095 (TEL 9162416584). THE DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY DONNIE DUSTIN; NPS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION: 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; COLORADO 80525 (TEL 9702253516; FAX 9702259965).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /RESERV/TYPA/AMBNT
HUCEightDigitCode 18020154
LatitudeMeasure 40.6470278000
LongitudeMeasure -122.6255278000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET