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HOURGLASS CREEK ABOVE HOURGLASS RESERVOIR (11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_KUNKLE_17) 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 "HOURGLASS CREEK ABOVE HOURGLASS RESERVOIR" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_KUNKLE_17. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190007.

This site is located in Larimer County County, Colorado at 40.5816389000 degrees latitude and -105.6384167000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 9400 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_KUNKLE_17" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 1965 - 1965
*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-ROMO_KUNKLE_17
MonitoringLocationName HOURGLASS CREEK ABOVE HOURGLASS RESERVOIR
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE COMANCHE PEAK; CO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT HOURGLASS CREEK JUST UPSTREAM FROM HOURGLASS RESERVOIR. THE SITE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARIES. THE SAMPLING SITE WAS USED TO COLLECT DATA FOR THE 1967 REPORT "WATER QUALITY OF MOUNTAIN WATERSHEDS" BY SAMUEL KUNKLE. THE REPORT WAS PAPER NO. 21 IN A SERIES OF RESEARCH PROJECTS TITLED "HYDROLOGY PAPERS" AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY; FORT COLLINS COLORADO. 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 SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525. TEL. 9702253516. FAX 9702259965*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 10190007
LatitudeMeasure 40.5816389000
LongitudeMeasure -105.6384167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 9400
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 069
ProviderName STORET