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TONAHUTU CREEK-NORTH (11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_COOPER_1) 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 "TONAHUTU CREEK-NORTH" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_COOPER_1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14010001.

This site is located in Grand County County, Colorado at 40.3142222000 degrees latitude and -105.8065833000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 9420 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-ROMO_COOPER_1" 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

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, Metals 1988 - 1988
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1988 - 1988
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1988 - 1988
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1988 - 1988
Nutrient 1988 - 1988
Organics, Other 1988 - 1988
Physical 1988 - 1988
*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-ROMO_COOPER_1
MonitoringLocationName TONAHUTU CREEK-NORTH
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE GRAND LAKE; CO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT TONAHUTU CREEK IN THE BIG MEADOWSGREEN MOUNTAIN TRAIL POND WETLAND COMPLEX INSIDE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. DATA WERE COLLECTED AS PART OF THE 1990 REPORT "ECOLOGY OF WETLANDS IN BIG MEADOWS; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; COLORADO" BY DAVID J. COOPER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AT COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES; GOLDEN CO 80401. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; ESTES PARK CO 805178379. TEL. 9705861206. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ADAM HENSON; NATIONAL PARK SERVICEWATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE; FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80525. TEL. 9702253516. FAX. 9702259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 14010001
LatitudeMeasure 40.3142222000
LongitudeMeasure -105.8065833000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 9420
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 049
ProviderName STORET