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BARKSDALE PICNIC AREA (11NPSWRD_WQX-FLFO_NPS_BRK) 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 "BARKSDALE PICNIC AREA" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FLFO_NPS_BRK. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190001.

This site is located in Teller County County, Colorado at 38.9118056000 degrees latitude and -105.2553889000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 8550 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-FLFO_NPS_BRK" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1995 - 1995
Nutrient 1995 - 1995
Physical 1995 - 1997
*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-FLFO_NPS_BRK
MonitoringLocationName BARKSDALE PICNIC AREA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE LAKE GEORGE COLORADO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE BARKSDALE PICNIC AREA. THE STREAM RECEIVES FLOW FROM A NEARBY SPRING AND EPHEMERAL SURFACE DRAINAGE. THE STREAM HAS AQUATIC VEGETATION AND A SILTY BED. THE ELEVATION OF THE STATION LOCATION WAS ESTIMATED USING DIGITAL MAPPING SOFTWARE AND THE USGS TOPO. QUADRANGLE MAP. THE DATA WERE RECEIVED FROM FLFO PARK STAFF AS LOTUS FILES DATA.WK1 AND DATA2.WK1. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AT FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT 11500 HWY 150 MOSCA CO 8114697698. TEL(719)7483253. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY JAMES MCQUARRIE NPSWRD FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80525. TEL(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 10190001
LatitudeMeasure 38.9118056000
LongitudeMeasure -105.2553889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 8550
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 119
ProviderName STORET