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UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NEAR RIDGWAY, CO. (USGS-09146200) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Colorado Water Science Center (identifier USGS-CO), has the name "UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NEAR RIDGWAY, CO." and has the identifier USGS-09146200. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14020006. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 149 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 149.0 sq mi.

This site is located in Ouray County County, Colorado at 38.18387910000000 degrees latitude and -107.7458924000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 6877.58 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 20 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-09146200" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1998 - 2016
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1998 - 1998
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1998 - 1998
Biological, Fish 1998 - 2016
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1998 - 1998
Information 1995 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1995 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1995 - 2016
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1995 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1995 - 2016
Microbiological 2001 - 2008
Nutrient 1995 - 2016
Organics, Other 1995 - 2016
Organics, PCBs 1995 - 1995
Organics, Pesticide 1995 - 1995
Physical 1959 - 2016
Radiochemical 1995 - 1998
Sediment 1995 - 2016
*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-09146200
MonitoringLocationName UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NEAR RIDGWAY, CO.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 14020006
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 149
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 149.0
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.18387910000000
LongitudeMeasure -107.7458924000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6877.58
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 20
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 091
ProviderName NWIS