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BIG THOMPSON SITE 3 (11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_NPS_BT3) 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 "BIG THOMPSON SITE 3" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_NPS_BT3. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190006.

This site is located in Larimer County County, Colorado at 40.3567500000 degrees latitude and -105.6063056000 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-ROMO_NPS_BT3" 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*
Microbiological 1981 - 1981
Physical 1981 - 1981
*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_NPS_BT3
MonitoringLocationName BIG THOMPSON SITE 3
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED AT THE LONGS PEAK CO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE BIG THOMPSON RIVER AS IT FLOWS THROUGH MEADOWLAND OF MORAINE PARK AND IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. THE DATA ARE FROM A BASELINE WATER QUALITY STUDY REPORT (OCTOBER 1981) BY LISA BRUINSMA OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY; FORT COLLINS CO. BASELINE WATER QUALITY DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM THE BIG THOMPSON AND FALL RIVERS; TWO LARGE AND HEAVILY USED WATERSHEDS IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WATER QUALITY IN THE TWO WATERSHEDS AND THE NEED FOR FUTURE MONITORING. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARK; CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; ESTES PARK CO 80517 (9705861206). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY MARGARET MATTER; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 10190006
LatitudeMeasure 40.3567500000
LongitudeMeasure -105.6063056000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 069
ProviderName STORET