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APPROX. 50 M UPSTREAM OF SPRING CREEK CURTAINS (11NPSWRD_WQX-WHIS_UCLIM_5) 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 "APPROX. 50 M UPSTREAM OF SPRING CREEK CURTAINS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WHIS_UCLIM_5. 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 40.6178611000 degrees latitude and -122.5274444000 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_UCLIM_5" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1993 - 1994
Information 1993 - 1994
Nutrient 1993 - 1994
Physical 1993 - 1994
*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_UCLIM_5
MonitoringLocationName APPROX. 50 M UPSTREAM OF SPRING CREEK CURTAINS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE IGO CASHASTA CO. 7.5' SERIES (TOPO.) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED INSIDE THE WHISKEYTOWNSHASTATRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA (WHISKEYTOWN UNIT) ON WHISKEYTOWN LAKE APPROX. 50 M UPSTREAM OF THE SPRING CREEK OUTTAKE TEMPERATURE CURTAINS. THE DATA ARE FROM THE 1994 U.C. DAVIS REPORT TO THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION TITLED "A LIMNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF WHISKEYTOWN RESERVOIR: POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL CURTAINS." CORRECTED DISSOLVED OXYGEN VALUES WERE UPLOADED TO STORET WITH AN ARBITRARY TIME OF 1200. "J" REMARK CODES WERE USED TO FLAG D.O. VALUES TAKEN WHEN THE PROBE HAD BEEN CALIBRATED IMPROPERLY OR WHEN THE PROBE WAS FUNCTIONING IMPROPERLY. FOR MORE INFO. ABOUT THE PARK CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT WHISKEYTOWN SHASTATRINITY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA: PO BOX 188; WHISKEYTOWN CA 96095 (TEL 9162416584). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY DONNIE DUSTIN; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION: 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /RESERV/TYPA/AMBNT
HUCEightDigitCode 18020154
LatitudeMeasure 40.6178611000
LongitudeMeasure -122.5274444000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET