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BLUE MESA RESERVOIR BELOW HWY 149 NEAR GUNNISON, CO (11NPSWRD_WQX-CURE_382856107050000) 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 HWY 149 NEAR GUNNISON, CO" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CURE_382856107050000. 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 38.4822137000 degrees latitude and -107.0839377000 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.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-CURE_382856107050000" 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 2001 - 2023
Biological, Fish 2001 - 2005
Information 1999 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2001 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2008 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2001 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2001 - 2023
Microbiological 2001 - 2023
Nutrient 1999 - 2023
Organics, Other 2001 - 2021
Physical 1999 - 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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CURE_382856107050000
MonitoringLocationName BLUE MESA RESERVOIR BELOW HWY 149 NEAR GUNNISON, CO
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText NWIS Type: LK NWIS Geopositioning Method: Interpolated from map Colorado Regulation 35 effective 2012: Region 10, Upper Gunnison basin, segment 38: Blue Mesa, Morrow Point and Crystal Reservoirs and those segments of the Gunnison River which inter-connect reservoirs
HUCEightDigitCode 14020002
LatitudeMeasure 38.4822137000
LongitudeMeasure -107.0839377000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Sec
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 051
ProviderName STORET