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PARACHUTE CREEK NEAR PARACHUTE CO. (USGS-09093000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Colorado Water Science Center (identifier USGS-CO), has the name "PARACHUTE CREEK NEAR PARACHUTE CO." and has the identifier USGS-09093000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14010005. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 141 sq mi.

This site is located in Garfield County County, Colorado at 39.56692150000000 degrees latitude and -108.1109117000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 5770.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Unknown." is 15 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-09093000" 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 1975 - 1977
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1979 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1981
Biological, Counts 1975 - 1977
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1981
Information 1976 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1975 - 1981
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1975 - 1981
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1975 - 1981
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1975 - 1981
Microbiological 1975 - 1977
Nutrient 1975 - 1981
Organics, Other 1975 - 1981
Organics, PCBs 1976 - 1976
Organics, Pesticide 1976 - 1977
Physical 1964 - 1986
Radiochemical 1976 - 1981
Sediment 1976 - 1981
*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 USGS-CO
OrganizationFormalName USGS Colorado Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-09093000
MonitoringLocationName PARACHUTE CREEK NEAR PARACHUTE CO.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 14010005
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 141
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 39.56692150000000
LongitudeMeasure -108.1109117000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5770.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 15
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Unknown.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 045
ProviderName NWIS