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RED ROCK CANYON NEAR NPS BOUNDARY NEAR MONTROSE, CO (11NPSWRD_WQX-BLCA_383418107471401) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "RED ROCK CANYON NEAR NPS BOUNDARY NEAR MONTROSE, CO" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BLCA_383418107471401. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14020002.

This site is located in Montrose County County, Colorado at 38.5716523000 degrees latitude and -107.7878374000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Map" and the accuracy is 1 Sec. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 6702 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 "11NPSWRD_WQX-BLCA_383418107471401" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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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 2003 - 2005
Biological, Fish 2003 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2008 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2003 - 2023
Microbiological 2003 - 2023
Nutrient 2003 - 2023
Organics, Other 2003 - 2005
Physical 2003 - 2023
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BLCA_383418107471401
MonitoringLocationName RED ROCK CANYON NEAR NPS BOUNDARY NEAR MONTROSE, CO
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText NWIS Type: ST NWIS Geopositioning Method: Interpolated from map NWIS Elevation Method: Interpolated from topographic map Colorado Regulation 35 effective 2012: Region 10, Lower Gunnison basin, segment 4c: Mainstem of Red Rock Creek from the boundary of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park to the confluence of the Gunnison River
HUCEightDigitCode 14020002
LatitudeMeasure 38.5716523000
LongitudeMeasure -107.7878374000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Sec
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6702
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 085
ProviderName STORET