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COLORADO RIVER NEAR CISCO, UT (USGS-09180500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Utah Water Science Center (identifier USGS-UT), has the name "COLORADO RIVER NEAR CISCO, UT" and has the identifier USGS-09180500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14030005. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 24100 sq mi.

This site is located in Grand County County, Utah at 38.81054095000000 degrees latitude and -109.2934493000000 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 4092.35 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .24 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-09180500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1974 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1974 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Fish 2011 - 2022
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Information 1947 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1928 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1928 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1928 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1928 - 2000
Microbiological 1974 - 1995
Nutrient 1928 - 2000
Organics, Other 1974 - 2022
Organics, PCBs 1972 - 1982
Organics, Pesticide 1972 - 2000
Physical 1928 - 2024
Radiochemical 1961 - 2022
Sediment 1951 - 2000
Stable Isotopes 2010 - 2023
*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-UT
OrganizationFormalName USGS Utah Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-09180500
MonitoringLocationName COLORADO RIVER NEAR CISCO, UT
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 14030005
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 24100
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.81054095000000
LongitudeMeasure -109.2934493000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4092.35
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .24
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 49
CountyCode 019
ProviderName NWIS