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BLUE MESA RESERVOIR BELOW WILLOW CR NEAR GUNNISON, CO (11NPSWRD_WQX-CURE_382829107064501) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "BLUE MESA RESERVOIR BELOW WILLOW CR NEAR GUNNISON, CO" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CURE_382829107064501. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14020002.

This site is located in Gunnison County County, Colorado at 38.4747222000 degrees latitude and -107.1125000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GPS-Unspecified" and the accuracy is 1 Min. This site is at an elevation of 7524 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-CURE_382829107064501" 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, Cyanobacteria 2021 - 2021
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2021 - 2021
Microbiological 2021 - 2021
Physical 2021 - 2021
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CURE_382829107064501
MonitoringLocationName BLUE MESA RESERVOIR BELOW WILLOW CR NEAR GUNNISON, CO
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText USGS/NPS Water Quality Partnership Program
HUCEightDigitCode 14020002
LatitudeMeasure 38.4747222000
LongitudeMeasure -107.1125000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Min
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 7524
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 051
ProviderName STORET