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GUNNISON RIVER - BELOW BLUE MESA DAM (11NPSWRD_WQX-CURE_BWQI_GR03) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "GUNNISON RIVER - BELOW BLUE MESA DAM" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CURE_BWQI_GR03. 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 38.4532222000 degrees latitude and -107.3349722000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal 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_BWQI_GR03" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1981 - 1984
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1981 - 1984
Nutrient 1981 - 1984
Organics, Other 1981 - 1984
Physical 1981 - 1992
*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-CURE_BWQI_GR03
MonitoringLocationName GUNNISON RIVER - BELOW BLUE MESA DAM
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SAPINERO COGUNNISON COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. SAMPLING WAS CONDUCTED AT THE GUNNISON RIVER BELOW BLUE MESA DAM. MOST OF THE DATA WERE COLLECTED AS PART OF A BASELINE WATER QUALITY INVENTORY FOR THE CURECANTI NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. THE BASELINE TESTING BEGAN IN 1982 AND CONTINUED UNTIL 1985 WITH SPORADIC TESTING AFTERWARDS. SOME OF THE DATA WERE COLLECTED PRIOR TO THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CURECANTI NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE ASSOCIATED RESERVOIRS. NEARBY AND SIMILAR SAMPLING SITES ARE USED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; THE U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION; THE EPA; AND THE USGS. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CURECANTI NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; 102 ELK CREEK; GUNNISON CO 81230 (TEL. 9706412337). DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY CURTIS COOPER; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 14020002
LatitudeMeasure 38.4532222000
LongitudeMeasure -107.3349722000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 051
ProviderName STORET