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034028 (R10ELKHEADMINE-LC01SD) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This land site, maintained by the EPA Region 10 Elkhead Mine, Douglas County, OR (identifier R10ELKHEADMINE), has the name "034028" and has the identifier R10ELKHEADMINE-LC01SD. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17100303.

This site is located in Douglas County County, Oregon at 43.5556994000 degrees latitude and -123.1757025000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 706.256 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 "R10ELKHEADMINE-LC01SD" 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 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2003 - 2003
*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 R10ELKHEADMINE
OrganizationFormalName EPA Region 10 Elkhead Mine, Douglas County, OR
MonitoringLocationIdentifier R10ELKHEADMINE-LC01SD
MonitoringLocationName 034028
MonitoringLocationTypeName Land
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText sediment grab
HUCEightDigitCode 17100303
LatitudeMeasure 43.5556994000
LongitudeMeasure -123.1757025000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 706.256
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET