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New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

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MANCOS RIVER NEAR UTE CANYON (11NPSWRD_WQX-MEVE_USGS_PR3) 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 "MANCOS RIVER NEAR UTE CANYON" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-MEVE_USGS_PR3. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080107.

This site is located in Montezuma County County, Colorado at 37.0574167000 degrees latitude and -108.5554722000 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-MEVE_USGS_PR3" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1989 - 1989
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1989 - 1989
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1989 - 1989
Radiochemical 1989 - 1989
*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-MEVE_USGS_PR3
MonitoringLocationName MANCOS RIVER NEAR UTE CANYON
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE MOQUI CANYON COLORADO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE MANCOS RIVER NEAR UTE CANYON. THE SAMPLING SITE IS OUTSIDE OF THE MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY BUT IS WITHIN A 10 MILE RADIUS OF THE PARK. THE DATA WERE COLLECTED BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN COOPERATION WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE; BUREAU OF RECLAMATION; AND BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS; AND ARE PRESENTED IN THE USGS WATERRESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS REPORT NUMBER 944041. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADRIANE PETERSEN; 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 14080107
LatitudeMeasure 37.0574167000
LongitudeMeasure -108.5554722000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 083
ProviderName STORET